different between kenaf vs hemp

English

Etymology

From Persian ???? (kanaf). See Ancient Greek ???????? (kánnabis) for more. Doublet of cannabis, canvas, and hemp.

Noun

kenaf (uncountable)

1. Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia.
2. The fibre obtained from this plant, similar to jute.

Translations

Anagrams

• faken

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• kenafe, quenaf, quenafe (dated)

Noun

kenaf m (uncountable)

1. kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, a plant native to Asia)

   Synonym: papoula de São Francisco

2. kenaf (the fibre obtained from kenaf)

English

Etymology

From Middle English hemp, hempe, henpe, henoppe, henepe, henep, hanep, from Old English henep, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?mp/
• Rhymes: -?mp

Noun

hemp (countable and uncountable, plural hemps)

1. A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
2. Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.

Derived terms

• hempen
• hempish
• hemplike
• hempy

See also

• cannabis
• marijuana
• ganja
• bhang
• THC

Translations

Anagrams

• meph

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hemd (“shirt”), from Middle Dutch hemde, hemede, from Old Dutch *hemithi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþij?. Cognate with German Hemd, Yiddish ????? (hemd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mp/

Noun

hemp (plural hemde, diminutive hempie)

1. shirt
   • 2009, Christien Neser, Kondensmelk.

Usage notes

• Note that the original -d- resurfaces in the plural hemde, but not in the diminutive.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Northern Sotho: hempe
• ? Phuthi: ihhempe
• ? Shona: hembe
• ? Sotho: hempe
• ? Southern Ndebele: irhembe
• ? Tswana: hêmpê
• ? Venda: hemmbe
• ? Xhosa: ihempe
• ? Zulu: ihembe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hempe, henpe, henoppe, henepe, henep, hanep, henppe

Etymology

From Old English henep, hænep (“hemp”), from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz; cognate to Ancient Greek ???????? (kánnabis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?mp/, /?h?n(?)p/

Noun

hemp (uncountable)

1. Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
2. Hempen fibre or products made of it.

Derived terms

• hempen

Descendants

• English: hemp
• Scots: hemp, hempt

References

• “hemp, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.