haulm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English halm, from Old English healm, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Cognate with Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos) and Latin culmus. Doublet of French calame, calamus, culm, helm (Etymology 4, stalk), and qalam.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
- (countable) An individual plant stem.
- (countable) Part of a harness; a hame.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| halm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hawm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hame | alternative | lexicographic | |
| haulms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (35)
fr fane (an individual plant stem) · ota صاپ (an individual plant stem) · da halm (an individual plant stem) · pl łodyga (an individual plant stem) · syc ܩܢܝܐ (an individual plant stem) · tk baldak (an individual plant stem) · lb Hallem (an individual plant stem) · hu kóró (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · fi olki (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · ka ღერო (an individual plant stem) · nl halm (an individual plant stem) · bg сламка (an individual plant stem) · pt caule (an individual plant stem) · ru сте́бель (an individual plant stem) · eo tigo (an individual plant stem) · fa کلور (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · fo urt (an individual plant stem) · fo urt (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · bg слама (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · fi korsi (an individual plant stem) · grc αὐλός (an individual plant stem) · tk sypal (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · pl łęcina (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · ru соло́ма (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · pt haste (an individual plant stem) · nrf vîngne (an individual plant stem) · de Stroh (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · nds Halm (an individual plant stem) · ru стебелёк (an individual plant stem) · ru соло́минка (an individual plant stem) · de Halm (an individual plant stem) · fa کلش (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · ota اوزدك (an individual plant stem) · pl łęt (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting) · nl stro (stems of cultivated plants left after harvesting)