Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cumin

/ˈkumɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: cumin
IPA: /ˈkumɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.

Uncountable

noun

Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India."
"Cumin was often an ingredient of such love potions since it produced the effect of retention in whoever ate it."

Etymology

From Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kumin) and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), a Semitic borrowing ultimately to be traced to Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /⁠kamūnu⁠/, “cumin”). Possibly related to caraway.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: comyn, cymen, cummin, cuminum, κύμινον, 𒂵𒈬𒉡

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkumɪn/
British English: /ˈkjuːmɪn/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cumins (plural)

Derived Forms

cuminic cuminol cuminseed

Phrases

black cumin Persian cumin

Frequently Paired Words

ground caraway

Synonyms

cumin seed cuminum cyminum

Rhymes With

human non-human semi-human newman truman inhuman superhuman lumen neumann acumen schumann bitumen

Questions

How do you pronounce cumin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkumɪn/.
What does cumin mean?: The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
Where does cumin come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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