kum

Translingual

Symbol

kum

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kumyk.

Afar

Etymology

From kú (“thy”) +‎ -m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkum/,
• Hyphenation: kum

Pronoun

kúm (predicative kúumu or kuumú)

1. thine, yours

See also

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kum”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 67
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Gagauz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kum (“sand”)

Noun

kum (definite accusative , plural )

1. sand

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *Kum.

Noun

kum

1. sand

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “kum”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Mapudungun

Adjective

kum (Raguileo spelling)

1. Of dark red colour.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German kum, kumme (compare German Low German Kumme (“bowl”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kum/
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

kum m (definite singular kummen, indefinite plural kummer, definite plural kummene)

1. sink
2. manhole

Synonyms

• mannhull (manhole)

Derived terms

References

• “kum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German kum, kumme (compare German Low German Kumme (“bowl”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kum/
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

kum m (definite singular kummen, indefinite plural kummar, definite plural kummane)

1. sink
2. manhole

Derived terms

References

• “kum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kum/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -um
• Syllabification: kum

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kum m pers

1. godfather
2. (colloquial) chum

Declension

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

kum

1. ribbit

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kum f

1. genitive plural of kuma

Further reading

• kum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kum in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited 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

   vjenčani kum ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Synonyms

• vjenčani svjedok (best man)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوم (Turkish kum (“sand”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûm/

Noun

kȕm m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏м)

1. (uncountable) sand

   Synonym: pijesak

Declension

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian kum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûːm/

Noun

kum m

1. godfather
   • 2010, Natalina Spadanuda, Le renard et le loup:

     Kum, ja znam di je na masarija di, unutra, jesu čuda stvari za jist. Što gorivaš, šma po?

     Godfather, I know where there is a farm where there are many things to eat inside. What do you say, shall we go?

Declension

References

• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Sumerian

Romanization

kum

1. Romanization of 𒄣 (kum)

Tocharian A

Noun

kum m

1. tuft of hair

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوم (kum, “sand, gravel”), from Proto-Turkic *kum (“sand”), compare Uyghur قۇم (qum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kum/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: kum

Noun

kum (definite accusative kumu, plural kumlar)

1. sand

Declension

Derived terms

Wanham

Noun

kúm, kŭm

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, Documents et vocabulaires inédits de langues et de dialectes Sud Américains, JSAP 52: 7-60 (1963), page 19