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kaum

kaum

See also: kauṃ

Daga

Noun

kaum

  1. water

References

  • Kivung (journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea), volume 5 (1972), page 204

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kūme, from Old High German kūmo, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (pitiful, dear)[1]. Cognate with English comely and archaic Dutch kuim (barely).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰaʊ̯m]
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Adverb

kaum

  1. barely, hardly
  2. little

References

  1. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=comely

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic قَوْم (qaum).

Noun

kaum

  1. people

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic قَوْم (qaum)

Noun

kaum (Javanese script ꦏꦲꦸꦩ꧀)

  1. group of people
  2. religious officials in charge of the mosque

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German kūmo. Cognate with German kaum, Dutch kuim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæːʊ̯m/
  • Rhymes: -æːʊm

Adverb

kaum

  1. hardly, barely

Plautdietsch

Adverb

kaum

  1. barely

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka̰ṵ˩/

Numeral

kaum

  1. ten

References

  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)