Turkish pronunciation
hempPronunciation
/ˈhemp/ /ˈhɛmp/
Etymology
[ 'hemp ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Old English hænep, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz, from Scytho-Sarmatian (compare Farsi kanab, Ossetian gän), a compound of Finno-Ugrian *kéne, 'hemp', and *piš, 'to burn; nettle' (compare Hungarian kender, 'hemp', and peszeg, 'to burn'). See cannabis.