קמיניק

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kminek (“caraway”), with -ek changed for ־יק (-ik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kˈmɪnɪk/

Noun

קמיניק • (kminik) m

1. cumin (Cuminum cyminum)

See also

• (caraway): קימל (kiml)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קמיניק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cumin”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN