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)

1. 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

• bishop's weed
• carom

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)