different between kunyit vs turmeric

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?it/
• Hyphenation: ku?nyit

Noun

kunyit

1. turmeric (spice)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kunyit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kunij. Doublet of kuning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ku.??t?]
• Hyphenation: ku?nyit

Noun

kunyit (first-person possessive kunyitku, second-person possessive kunyitmu, third-person possessive kunyitnya)

1. turmeric

   Synonyms: kunir, kurkuma

Further reading

• “kunyit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Noun

kunyit

1. turmeric

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kunij. Compare Malay kuning (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ku.??t?]
• Hyphenation: ku?nyit

Noun

kunyit (Jawi spelling ??????, plural kunyit-kunyit, informal 1st possessive kunyitku, impolite 2nd possessive kunyitmu, 3rd possessive kunyitnya)

1. turmeric

   Synonyms: kunir, kurkuma

2. (derogatory, LGBT, slang) a sissy, an effeminate man, a faggot

Further reading

• “kunyit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

English

Etymology

From Middle English turmeryte, tarmaret, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French terre mérite (“deserving earth”). According to Klein, possibly corrupted from Arabic ???????? (kurkum, “Curcuma”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?t??.m??.?k/, [?t??.m?.?k], (nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) /?tu?.m?.??k/, [?t?u.m?.?k]
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??.m(?).??k/, (nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) /?tju?.m(?).??k/, /?t?u?.m(?).??k/

Noun

turmeric (countable and uncountable, plural turmerics)

1. (botany) An Indian plant, Curcuma longa, with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
2. (cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.

   Synonym: haldi

3. A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.

   Synonym: E100

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• curcumin
• golden
• kunyit
• haldi

References

• “termerite, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-25.
• Klein, Dr. Ernest, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., 1971.

Further reading

• turmeric at OneLook Dictionary Search
• turmeric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Curcuma longa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies