Etymology

From Middle Persian gnwm ‎(gannum, “wheat”), from Proto-Iranian (compare Parthian gndwm ‎(gandum, “wheat”), Sogdian γntm ‎(γandam, “wheat”), Kurdish genim, Pashto غنم ‎(ǧanëm)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan [script needed] ‎(gantuma-)[script needed], Sanskrit गोधूम ‎(godhūma, “wheat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡændom/