كوكم

See also: کوکم and كوگم

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi कोकम (kokam) / Urdu کوکم.

Noun

كَوْكَم • (kawkam) m

  1. kokum (Garcinia indica plant and fruit)
    • 2012 May 12, “دليلك إلى أشهر المشروبات الهندية المنعشة”, in Aš-Šarq al-Awsaṭ‎[1]:
      قبل تسويق الموكتيل من قبل الفنادق والمطاعم، كان الهنود يشربون أنواعا حقيقية من الشربات: تعد من الكوكوم أو المانجو أو الكاذي أو بذور الخشخاش، إضافة إلى أنواع أخرى.
      Before cocktails became en vogue on the side of hotels and restaurants, the Indians used to drink authentic types of smoothies: They are prepared from kokum, mango, pandan, or poppy seeds, in addition to other types.

Declension

Declension of noun كَوْكَم (kawkam)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal كَوْكَم
kawkam 		الْكَوْكَم
al-kawkam 		كَوْكَم
kawkam
nominative كَوْكَمٌ
kawkamun 		الْكَوْكَمُ
al-kawkamu 		كَوْكَمُ
kawkamu
accusative كَوْكَمًا
kawkaman 		الْكَوْكَمَ
al-kawkama 		كَوْكَمَ
kawkama
genitive كَوْكَمٍ
kawkamin 		الْكَوْكَمِ
al-kawkami 		كَوْكَمِ
kawkami

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κουκκούμιον (koukkoúmion), κούκκουμα (koúkkouma), from Classical Syriac ܩܘܿܩܡܳܐ (qūqəmā, “pot”), absolute state ܩܘܿܩܽܡ (qūqum), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡒𐡌 (qwqm), from Akkadian 𒂁𒆪𒆪𒁍 (/⁠kukkubu, quqquba⁠/, “a smaller container used as an alabastron, libation jar, or drinking flask; originally a drinking pouch made from an animal’s stomach, any similar pouch with a small opening”), suspected to have been loaned or developed from Sumerian 𒂁𒃻𒋫𒆸 (/⁠gugguru⁠/, “tall earthen vessel with a narrow opening”).

Alternative forms

Noun

گوگم • (güğüm)

  1. kind of kettle or ewer with handle, spout and lid, especially made of copper
Descendants
  • Turkish: güğüm
  • → Crimean Tatar: gügüm
  • → Greek: γκιούμι (gkioúmi)
  • → Macedonian: ѓум (ǵum)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫkem (“sloe, blackthorn”) and thus related to گوك (gök, “sky”). Cognate with Azerbaijani göyəm, Bashkir күгэн (kügen), Chagatai كوگم (kögem), Kipchak كوكان (kögan), Kumyk гоган (gogan), Nogai көген and Tatar күгэн (kügen)

Alternative forms

  • گووم (gövem, güvem), گوم (gövem, güvem)

Noun

گوگم • (göğem, güğem)

  1. sloe, the small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn
  2. blackthorn, any large shrub or small tree of the species Prunus spinosa
Derived terms
  • صاری گوگم (sarı göğem, “dandelion”)
  • گوگم اریكی (göğem eriği, “bullace”)
Descendants

Further reading

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