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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek λυγμός (lugmós, “hiccup”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liɣˈmos/
- Hyphenation: λυγ‧μός
Noun
λυγμός • (lygmós) m (plural λυγμοί)
- sob (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath)
- Synonym: αναφιλητό n (anafilitó)
- κλαίω με λυγμούς ― klaío me lygmoús ― to sob (literally, “to cry with sobs”)
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