ajwain
/ˈʌd͡ʒwaɪn/
ajwain noun: a plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi).
Noun
ajwain (countable and uncountable, plural ajwains)
- A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi).
- Its seed-like fruit, used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.
ajwain meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam
ajwain in Hindi
- thyme-flavored seed
- अजवाइन ajvāin, अजवायन ajvāyan
ajwain in Tamil
- thyme-flavored seed
- அசமடம் acamaṭam
ajwain in Marathi
- ajwain , or its seeds
- ओवा ovā
ajwain in Malayalam
- ajwain, Trachyspermum ammi, a herbaceous annual plant with edible leaves and seed-like fruits, the latter of which is used as a spice
- അയമോദകം ayamōdakaṁ
- ajwain
- ഓമം ōmaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- ajwain in Kannada
- ಅಜವಾನ ajavāna
- ajwain in Punjabi
- ਅਜਵਾਇਣ ajavāiṇa
- ajwain in Gujarati
- અજમો ajamo
- ajwain in Sanskrit
- भूकदम्बक bhūkadambaka
- ajwain in Pashto
- جوانوان
- ajwain in Arabic
- نَانَخَة nānaḵa
- ajwain in Persian
- نانخواه nânaxwâh, اجوان ajvân
- ajwain in Myanmar
- စမုန်ဖြူ ca.munhpru
Synonyms of ajwain
Forms of ajwain
| plural | ajwains |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aiwain |
| alternative form | ajouan |
| alternative form | ajowan |
| alternative form | ajowain |
| alternative form | ajwan |
| alternative form | ajwayan |
Origin of ajwain
Borrowed from Hindi अजवाइन (ajvāin).
Questions about ajwain
- What does ajwain mean?
- Ajwain means a plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi).
- What is ajwain in Hindi?
- Ajwain in Hindi is अजवाइन (ajvāin), अजवायन (ajvāyan). See Ajwain meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ajwain?
- Ajwain is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ajwain?
- Ajwain is pronounced /ˈʌd͡ʒwaɪn/.
- What is the plural of ajwain?
- The plural of ajwain is ajwains.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ajwain (page history and authors); ओवा (Marathi) (page history and authors); അയമോദകം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਅਜਵਾਇਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); અજમો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); भूकदम्बक (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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