كركم

Meaning

1. Curcuma and especially Curcuma longa, turmeric, Indian saffron
2. curcumin

Concepts

turmeric

curcuma

curcumin

Translations

curcuma

curcuma

Kurkuma

Gelbwurz

cúrcuma

curcuma

kurkuma

cúrcuma

cúrcuma

zerdeçal

Curcuma

Safranwurzel

curcuma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kur.kum/

Etymology

Semitic cognates include Aramaic כּוּרְכְּמָא, ܟܽܘܪܟܡܳܐ (kurkmā), Akkadian 𒌑𒆪𒄀𒆸𒈾 (/⁠kurkanū⁠/), Hebrew כַּרְכֹּם / כַּרְכֹּום (karkom); however because of non-philological evidence it is a preferred assumption that the Arabic word comes via India, from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
Akin to Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwlkwm /⁠kurkum⁠/), Old Armenian քրքում (kʻrkʻum), Old Georgian ქურქუმაჲ (kurkumay), Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).