turmeric in Malay
kunyit
/ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk//ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/
turmeric in Malay: kunyit. In English, turmeric means an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
Malay words for turmeric
- plant
- kunyit
- spice
- kunyit
- dye
- kunyit
English meaning of turmeric
- noun An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- noun The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
- noun A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.
Synonyms of turmeric
turmeric in other languages
- turmeric in Hindi
- turmeric in Tamil
- turmeric in Marathi
- turmeric in Urdu
- turmeric in Bengali
- turmeric in Telugu
- turmeric in Malayalam
- turmeric in Kannada
- turmeric in Punjabi
- turmeric in Gujarati
- turmeric in Odia
- turmeric in Sanskrit
- turmeric in Sinhala
- turmeric in Assamese
- turmeric in Nepali
- turmeric in Tagalog
- turmeric in Arabic
- turmeric in Indonesian
- turmeric in Persian
- turmeric in Thai
- turmeric in Vietnamese
- turmeric in Myanmar
Questions about turmeric in Malay
- What is the meaning of turmeric in Malay?
- Turmeric in Malay is kunyit.
- Apakah maksud turmeric dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Turmeric: kunyit.
- What does turmeric mean in English?
- Turmeric means an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: turmeric (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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