different between korma vs torma

English

Alternative forms

• kurma
• qorma, qoorma

Etymology

From Turkic, likely Ottoman Turkish ??????? (kavurma, “roasted meat”) (deverbal of ??????? (kavurmak, “roast; fry”)), via Persian ?????? (qurme) and Urdu ?????? (qorma).

Noun

korma (countable and uncountable, plural kormas)

1. A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts.

References

Anagrams

• Komar, Marko, O mark, omkar

Hungarian

Etymology

korom +? -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?korm?]
• Hyphenation: kor?ma

Noun

korma

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of korom

Declension

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?r.ma]
• Hyphenation: kor?ma

Noun

korma-korma (first-person possessive kormaku, second-person possessive kormamu, third-person possessive kormanya)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of kurma (“date”)

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan ?????? (gtor ma).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??m?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??m?/

Noun

torma (plural tormas)

1. A figure, made mostly of flour and butter, used in tantric rituals or as an offering in Tibetan Buddhism.

Anagrams

• Morta, Toram, amort, morat

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *turma (“radish”), from an Iranian language. Compare Turkish turp (“radish”), Persian ???? (torob, “radish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?torm?]
• Hyphenation: tor?ma
• Rhymes: -m?

Noun

torma (plural tormák)

1. horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)

Declension

Derived terms

• vízitorma

Further reading

• torma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin turma. Compare Portuguese turma, Romanian turm?.

Noun

torma f (plural torme)

1. crowd, throng

Anagrams

• morta, tarmo, tarmò, tramo, tramò

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?t?rma]

Noun

torma

1. genitive singular of torm
2. nominative dual of torm
3. accusative dual of torm