ajwain

English

The ajwain’s seed-like fruits, often harvested for culinary use.

Alternative forms

aiwain, ajouan, ajowan, ajowain, ajwan, ajwayan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अजवाइन (ajvāin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʌd͡ʒwaɪn/, /ˈæd͡ʒwaɪn/

Noun

ajwain (countable and uncountable, plural ajwains)

A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed-like fruit, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.

Synonyms

Translations

thyme-flavored seed

Arabic: نَانَخَة f (nānaḵa)
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Burmese: စမုန်ဖြူ (ca.munhpru)
Czech: ajowan m, koptský kmín m, kmín koptský m, adžvan m
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Finnish: intiankumina (fi)
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German: Ajowan m
Greek:
Ancient: ἄμῐ n (ámi)
Hindi: अजवाइन (hi) (ajvāin), अजवायन (hi) m (ajvāyan)
Kannada: ಅಜವಾನ (kn) (ajavāna)
Pashto: جوانوان m
Persian: نانخواه (nânaxwâh), اجوان (ajvân)
Polish: ajowan (pl) m, chropawiec wonny m (only plant)
Russian: ажго́н (ru) m (ažgón)
Swedish: ajovan
Tamil: அசமடம் (ta) (acamaṭam)

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