kratom

English

A kratom tree

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɹeɪ̯təm]
• Rhymes: -eɪtəm

Noun

kratom (countable and uncountable, plural kratoms)

1. A tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia.
   • 2016 October 22, Marc T. Swogger, A ban too far, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 20:

     When the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to criminalise the sale and possession of the psychoactive plant kratom, people across the country became interested in a leaf used medicinally for centuries in parts of Asia.

2. The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.

Translations

tree or preparations

• Finnish: siaminkratomi, kratomi (fi)
• German: Kratom n
• Japanese: アヘンボク (ahenboku)
• Khmer: ក្ទម្ព (km) (ktɔɔm)
• Lao: ກະທ່ອມ (ka thǭm)
• Malay: ketum
• Thai: กระท่อม (th) (grà-tɔ̂m)

Further reading

• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tɔm/
• Rhymes: -atɔm
• Syllabification: kra‧tom

Noun

kratom f

1. dative plural of krata