tandoor

Meaning

A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.

Synonyms

oven

Translations

tandoor

tandır

تنور

horno de barro

tenûr

تَنُّور

tandoor

tandoor

Tanduri

Ofen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tænˈdʊə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀

In summary

Borrowed from Hindustani तंदूर (tandūr) / تندور (tandūr), from Classical Persian تنور (tannūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/, “oven”), Ultimately from Sumerian 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (šurin) via Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning (clay) oven. Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra). Doublet of athanor.