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kum

kum

See also: kúm and kum-

Gagauz

Noun

kum (definite accusative }}}, plural }}})

  1. sand

Lojban

Rafsi

kum

  1. rafsi of kumfa.

Mapudungun

Adjective

kum (using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. Of dark red colour.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German (compare German Low German Kumme (bowl)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kum/
  • Rhymes: -um

Noun

kum m

  1. sink
  2. manhole

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • “kum” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German (compare German Low German Kumme (bowl)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kum/
  • Rhymes: -um

Noun

kum m

  1. sink
  2. manhole

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • “kum” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kumъ, from earlier *kъmotrъ, from Latin compater.

Noun

kum m pers

  1. godfather
  2. (colloquial, dated) chum
Declension

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

Interjection

kum

  1. ribbit

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kumъ, from earlier *kъmotrъ, from Latin compater.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûːm/

Noun

kȗm m (Cyrillic spelling ку̑м)

  1. godfather
  2. best man
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (Turkish kum (sand)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûm/

Noun

kȕm m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏м)

  1. (uncountable) sand
Declension

Synonyms


Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic kum, from Proto-Turkic *Kum (sand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kum/
  • Hyphenation: kum

Noun

kum (definite accusative kumu, plural kumlar)

  1. sand

Declension

Derived terms


Wanham

Noun

kúm, kŭm

  1. water

References