Meanings
nounajwain (countable and uncountable, plural ajwains)
plural ajwains · alternative aiwain · alternative ajouan · alternative ajowan · alternative ajowain · alternative ajwan · alternative ajwayan
- countableuncountableA plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi).
- countableuncountableIts seed-like fruit, used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Hindiअजवाइन
- Hindiअजवाइन
- Englishajwain
Borrowed from Hindi अजवाइन (ajvāin).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄμῐ
- ἄμῐ (ámĭ)thyme-flavored seed
Arabic نَانَخَة
- نَانَخَة (nānaḵa)thyme-flavored seed
Czech ajowan, koptský kmín
- ajowanthyme-flavored seed
- koptský kmínthyme-flavored seed
- kmín koptskýthyme-flavored seed
- adžvanthyme-flavored seed
Finnish intiankumina
- intiankuminathyme-flavored seed
German Ajowan
- Ajowanthyme-flavored seed
Hindi अजवाइन, अजवायन
- अजवाइन (ajvāin)thyme-flavored seed
- अजवायन (ajvāyan)thyme-flavored seed
Persian نانخواه, اجوان
- نانخواه (nânaxwâh)thyme-flavored seed
- اجوان (ajvân)thyme-flavored seed
Polish ajowan, chropawiec wonny
- ajowanthyme-flavored seed
- chropawiec wonnythyme-flavored seed
- indyjski kminekthyme-flavored seed
Russian ажго́н
- ажго́н (ažgón)thyme-flavored seed
Swedish ajovan
- ajovanthyme-flavored seed
Tamil அசமடம்
- அசமடம் (acamaṭam)thyme-flavored seed
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