gandum

English

Noun

gandum (plural gandums)

  1. A Persian measure of weight, one quarter of a nakhod.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • gandoem (pre-1947)

Etymology

From earlier gandoem, from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Persian گندم (gandom), from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖 (gnwm /⁠gannum⁠/, wheat), (in book Pahlavi 𐭤𐭢 (Hg /⁠gan(d)um⁠/)), from Proto-Iranian, from possibly Semitic (compare Proto-Semitic *ḥnṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡan.dʊm]
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  • Hyphenation: gan‧dum

Noun

gandum (first-person possessive gandumku, second-person possessive gandummu, third-person possessive gandumnya)

  1. wheat
    Synonym: terigu

Derived terms

  • tepung gandum

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • gandoem (East Indies, pre-1947)

Etymology

From Persian گندم (gandom), from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖 (gnwm /⁠gannum⁠/, wheat), (in book Pahlavi 𐭤𐭢 (Hg /⁠gan(d)um⁠/)), from Proto-Iranian, from possibly Semitic (compare Proto-Semitic *ḥnṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. wheat
    Synonym: terigu

Derived terms

  • tepung gandum

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), ݢندم gandoem”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 107
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), ݢندم gandom”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 579
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), gandum”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 325

Further reading

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