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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish con·gaib. Cognate with Irish coinnigh and Manx cum.
Pronunciation
Verb
cùm (past chùm, future cumaidh, verbal noun cumail, past participle cumta)
- keep, hold
- Cùm seo dhomhsa gu Dihaoine. ― Keep this for me till Friday.
- Chùm i an taigh glan. ― She kept the house clean.
- Cha do chùm e ris a’ bhargan. ― He didn’t keep the bargain.
- keep, continue
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Noun
cùm • (柑)
- fetters
Derived terms