Etymology

From Arabic قَرَنْفِل ‎(qaranfil), from Ancient Greek καρυόφυλλον ‎(karuóphullon).

Cognate with Kazakh қалампыр ‎(qalampır, “cloves”), Kyrgyz калемпир ‎(kalempir, “red pepper”), Uzbek qalampir ‎(“red pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qæ.læm.ˈfɪ̞r]
• Hyphenation: ҡә‧ләм‧фер