sesame seeds From late Middle English sisamie Latin sīsamum sēsamum Ancient Greek σήσαμον ( sḗsamon ) , from Aramaic שושמא ( šūššmā ) , shortening of שומשומא ( šumššumā ) , from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 ( šamaššammū , “ oil plant ” ) , compound of 𒉌𒄑 ( šaman , “ oil ” ) and 𒌑 ( šammum , “ plant ” ) . The modern pronunciation is influenced by Ancient Greek σησάμη ( sēsámē ) , variant of σήσαμον ( sḗsamon ) .[ 1]
sesame (countable and uncountable plural sesames
A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum seeds used as food and as a source of oil .
Synonyms: beniseed benne gingelly
The seed of this plant.
Synonym: sesame seed 2012 May 8, Yotam Ottolenghi , Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook [1] Random House , →ISBN 79 :First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.
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Afar: simsím m
Akkadian: 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 ( šamaššammū )
Arabic: سِمْسِم m ( simsim )
Armenian: շուշմա (hy) ( šušma ) , քնջութ (hy) ( kʻnǰutʻ )
Assamese: তিল ( til )
Bengali: তিল (bn) ( til )
Bulgarian: сусам m ( susam )
Burmese: နှမ်း (my) ( hnam: )
Buryat: гүнжэд ( günžed )
Catalan: sèsam m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 芝麻 ( zi1 maa4 )
Eastern Min: 芝麻 ( ciĕ-muài ) , 油麻 ( iù-muài )
Hokkien: 麻 ( môa ) , 油麻 ( iû-môa )
Mandarin: 芝麻 (zh) ( zhīmá ) , 胡麻 (zh) ( húmá )
Danish: sesam (da) c
Daur: bal ( black ) , cigaa bal ( white )
Dutch: sesam (nl) c
Faroese: sesam n
Finnish: seesami (fi)
French: sésame (fr) m
Galician: sésamo (gl) m
Georgian: სეზამი ( sezami ) , ქუნჯუტი ( kunǯuṭi )
German: Sesam (de) m
Greek: σουσαμιά (el) f ( sousamiá )
Ancient: σησάμη f ( sēsámē )
Hebrew: סומסום (he) ( sumsum )
Hindi: तिल (hi) m ( til ) , तील (hi) m ( tīl ) , पवित्र (hi) m ( pavitra ) , पितृतर्पण (hi) m ( pitŕtarpaṇ ) , पापघ्न (hi) m ( pāpaghna ) , पूतधान्य (hi) m ( pūtdhānya ) , जटिल (hi) m ( jaṭil ) , स्नेहफल (hi) m ( snehphal ) , तैलफल (hi) m ( tailphal ) , हेमधान्य (hi) m ( hemdhānya )
Hittite: 𒊭𒀊𒊭𒈠 ( šapšama- )
Hungarian: szezám (hu)
Hurrian: 𒋗𒈪𒋗𒈪 ( šumišumi )
Indonesian: wijen (id) , bijan (id) , sesam (id)
Irish: seasaman m
Italian: sesamo (it) m
Japanese: 胡麻 (ja) ( ごま , goma)
Khmer: ល្ង (km) ( lngɔɔ )
Korean: 참깨 (ko) ( chamkkae )
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kuncî (ku) f
Lao: ງາ ( ngā )
Latin: sēsamum n
Macedonian: сусам m ( susam )
Malay: bijan (ms) , lenga
Manchu: ᠮᠠᠯᠠᠩᡤᡡ ( malanggū )
Maori: hehame
Mon: လ္ၚဴ (mnw)
Mongolian: гүнжид (mn) ( günžid )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sesam m
Nynorsk: sesam m
Pali: tila n
Persian: کنجد (fa) ( konjed )
Polish: sezam (pl) m
Portuguese: sésamo (pt) m gergelim (pt) m
Punjabi: ਤਿਲ (pa) m ( til )
Romanian: susan (ro) m sesam (ro) m
Russian: сеза́м (ru) m ( sezám ) , сим-си́м m ( sim-sím ) , кунжу́т (ru) m ( kunžút )
Sanskrit: तिल (sa) m ( tila )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: сусам m
Roman: susam m
Shan: ငႃး (shn) ( ngáa )
Sicilian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: sésamo (es) m
Swedish: sesam c
Tagalog: linga
Tai Nüa: ᥒᥣᥰ ( ngäa )
Tajik: кунҷид (tg) ( kunjid )
Thai: งา (th) ( ngaa )
Tibetan: ཏིལ ( til )
Turkish: susam (tr)
Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎌𐎎𐎐 ( ššmn )
Urdu: تل m ( til ) , سِمْسِم ( simsim )
Vietnamese: mè (vi) , vừng (vi)
Volapük: sesam
Welsh: sesame m
Yiddish: סומסום ( sumsum ) , קונזשוט ( kunzhut )
seed
Afar: simsím m
Akkadian: 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 ( šamaššammū )
Arabic: سِمْسِم m ( simsim ) , جُلْجُلان m ( juljulān )
Moroccan Arabic: زنجلان m ( zanjlān ) , زلجلان m ( zaljlān )
Armenian: շուշմա (hy) ( šušma ) , քնջութ (hy) ( kʻnǰutʻ )
Assamese: তিল ( til )
Azerbaijani: küncüd (az)
Bulgarian: сусам m ( susam )
Burmese: နှမ်းစေ့ ( hnam:ce. )
Catalan: sèsam m
Cebuano: lunga
Chinese:
Cantonese: 芝麻 ( zi1 maa4 )
Eastern Min: 芝麻 ( ciĕ-muài ) , 油麻 ( iù-muài )
Hokkien: 麻 ( môa ) , 油麻 ( iû-môa )
Mandarin: 芝麻 (zh) ( zhīmá ) , 脂麻 (zh) ( zhīmá ) , 胡麻 (zh) ( húmá ) , 油麻 (zh) ( yóumá )
Danish: sesamfrø n sesam (da) c
Dutch: sesam (nl) c sesamzaad (nl) n
Faroese: sesamfræ n
Finnish: seesaminsiemen (fi)
French: graine de sésame f sésame (fr) m
German: Sesam (de) , Sesamsamen
Greek: σουσάμι (el) n ( sousámi )
Ancient: σήσαμον n ( sḗsamon )
Hebrew: שמשום
Hindi: तिल (hi) m ( til ) , तील (hi) m ( tīl ) , पवित्र (hi) m ( pavitra ) , पितृतर्पण (hi) m ( pitŕtarpaṇ ) , पापघ्न (hi) m ( pāpaghna ) , पूतधान्य (hi) m ( pūtdhānya ) , जटिल (hi) m ( jaṭil ) , स्नेहफल (hi) m ( snehphal ) , तैलफल (hi) m ( tailphal ) , हेमधान्य (hi) m ( hemdhānya )
Hittite: 𒊭𒀊𒊭𒈠 ( šapšama- )
Hungarian: szezámmag (hu)
Hurrian: 𒋗𒈪𒋗𒈪 ( šumišumi )
Italian: sesamo (it) m seme di sesamo m
Japanese: 胡麻 (ja) ( ごま , goma)
Kannada: ಎಳ್ಳು (kn) ( eḷḷu )
Kazakh: күнжіт ( künjıt )
Khmer: ល្ង (km) ( lngɔɔ )
Korean: 참깨 (ko) ( chamkkae )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: کونجی ( kuncî )
Northern Kurdish: kuncî (ku) f
Kyrgyz: күнжүт ( künjüt )
Lao: ງາ ( ngā )
Latin: sēsamum n
Macedonian: сусам m ( susam )
Malay: lenga bijan (ms)
Malayalam: എള്ള് (ml) ( eḷḷŭ )
Maltese: ġulġlien m simsem m ( archaic )
Manchu: ᠮᠠᠯᠠᠩᡤᡡ ( malanggū )
Maranao: lenga
Mon: မလ္ၚဴ
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sesam m sesamfrø n
Nynorsk: sesam m sesamfrø n
Pali: tila n
Persian: کنجد (fa) ( konjed )
Polish: sezam (pl) m
Portuguese: sésamo (pt) m gergelim (pt) m
Punjabi: ਤਿਲ (pa) m ( til )
Romanian: susan (ro) m sesam (ro) m
Russian: сеза́м (ru) m ( sezám ) , сим-си́м m ( sim-sím ) , кунжут (ru) m ( kunžut )
Salar: yağur
Sanskrit: तिल (sa) m ( tila )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: сусам m
Roman: susam m
Sicilian: ciciulena (scn) f giurgiulena (scn) f
Spanish: ajonjolí (es) m
Sranan Tongo: abongra
Swedish: sesam c sesamfrö (sv) n
Tagalog: linga
Tajik: кунҷид (tg) ( kunjid )
Tamil: எள் (ta) ( eḷ )
Tausug: lunga
Telugu: నువ్వులు (te) ( nuvvulu )
Thai: งา (th) ( ngaa )
Tocharian B: kuñcit
Tulu: ಎಣ್ಮೆ ( eṇme )
Turkish: susam (tr) , küncü (tr) ( dialectal )
Turkmen: künji
Ugaritic: 𐎌𐎌𐎎𐎐 ( ššmn )
Urdu: تل m ( til ) , سِمْسِم ( simsim )
Uyghur: كۈنجۈت ( künjüt )
Uzbek: kunjut (uz)
Vietnamese: mè (vi) , vừng (vi)
Volapük: sesamasid sesamasids
Yiddish: סומסום ( sumsum ) , קונזשוט ( kunzhut )
