Khartoum
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Arabic خُرْطُوم (ḵurṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from Arabic قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtuːm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -uːm
Proper noun
[edit]Khartoum
- The capital city of Sudan.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]capital of Sudan
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Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Khartoum f
- Alternative spelling of Cartum
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- English terms borrowed from Arabic
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/uːm
- Rhymes:English/uːm/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Sudan
- en:National capitals
- en:Places in Sudan
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese feminine nouns