different between qorma vs korma

English

Noun

qorma (plural qormas)

1. Alternative spelling of korma
   • 2001, ?I?mat Cug?h?t???, Tahira Naqvi, My friend, my enemy: essays, reminiscences, portraits

     "Ai Manto Sahib, who uses turmeric in qorma?" Safia asked in horror. And he launched into an argument with her.

   • 2001, Jahanara Habibullah, Remembrance of Days Past (page 90)

     The two main curries served in Rampur were the qaliya and the qorma.

   • 2005, Shaila Abdullah, Beyond the Cayenne Wall

     She glanced quickly at the thick meat qorma curry simmering quietly on the other stove and then rushed to the phone.

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”)