Hyphenation
ses·a·me seedTurkish pronunciation
sesımi sidPronunciation
/ˈsesəmē ˈsēd/ /ˈsɛsəmiː ˈsiːd/
Etymology
[ 'se-s&-mE also 'se- ] (noun.) 1682. alteration of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sEsamon, sEsamE, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian samassamu sesame.