komijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch comijn. Ultimately from Latin cumīnum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon). The word had already entered early West Germanic as *kumīn (also *kumil), but such a form should have umlaut and initial stress in Dutch (*keumen). Therefore borrowed anew from Old French comin, or at least influenced by it. Doublet of kummel (from German).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːˈmɛi̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ko‧mijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

komijn m or n (uncountable)

  1. cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
  2. cumin seed, used as a spice

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: komyn
  • Negerhollands: komin

Further reading

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