כרכום

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
כ־ר־כ־ם (k-r-k-m)

Possibly from Tamil கூகை (kūkai).

Noun

כרכום / כַּרְכֹּם • (karkóm) m (plural indefinite כרכומים / כַּרְכֻּמִּים)

  1. crocus
See also

Etymology 2

From כרכום / כַּרְכֹּם (karkóm).

Noun

כִּרְכּוּם • (kirkúm) m

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References

  • “כרכום” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 20

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