komijn

Dutch

Cuminum cyminum

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/

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• Hyphenation: ko‧mijn
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

komijn m or n (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• komijnekaas

Related terms

• kummel (“caraway”)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: komyn
• Negerhollands: komin

Further reading

• komijn on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl