kurma
English
Noun
kurma (countable and uncountable, plural kurmas)
- Alternative form of korma.
Anagrams
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurma/
- Hyphenation: kur‧ma
Noun
kurma
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
kurmā m or f (plural kurā̀mē, possessed form kurman)
- deaf person
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kurma, from Persian خرما (xormâ, “date”), from Middle Persian 𐡕𐡌𐡓𐡉𐡍 (Tg, hwlmʾk', xormā, “date”), possibly from earlier *harmāw.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʊr.ma]
- Hyphenation: kur‧ma
Noun
kurma (plural kurma-kurma)
- date, the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel
Alternative forms
References
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
Further reading
- “kurma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Persian خرما (xormâ, “date”), from Middle Persian 𐡕𐡌𐡓𐡉𐡍 (Tg, hwlmʾk', xormā, “date”), possibly from earlier *harmāw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʊr.ma]
- Hyphenation: kur‧ma
Noun
kurma (Jawi spelling کورما, plural kurma-kurma)
- date, the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
- Synonym: tamar
Further reading
- “kurma” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "kurma" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Turkish
Noun
kurma (definite accusative kurmayı, plural kurmalar)
Declension
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Further reading
- “kurma”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu