gandum

English

Noun

gandum (plural gandums)

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

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier gandoem, from Malay gandum, from Classical Malay gandum (wheat), 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]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gan‧dum

Noun

gandum (plural gandum-gandum)

  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

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɡan.dom/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɡan.dʊm/
  • Rhymes: -dom, -om

Noun

gandum (Jawi spelling ݢندوم, plural gandum-gandum)

  1. wheat
    Synonym: terigu

Derived terms

  • tepung gandum

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: gandum (inherited)

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, page 325

Further reading

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ɡandum/ [ɡɑn̪ˈd̪um]
  • Rhymes: -um
  • Syllabification: gan‧dum

Noun

gandum (Sulat Sūg spelling ݢَنْدُمْ)

  1. corn; maize (Zea mays)