kumis
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English
Noun
kumis (usually uncountable, plural kumises)
- Alternative spelling of koumiss
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kumis
- Synonym of sumit (“moustache”)
Catalan
Etymology
From Russian кумы́с (kumýs), probably via French koumis.
Pronunciation
Noun
kumis m (uncountable)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kumis, from Proto-Malayic *kumis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis.
Noun
kumis (first-person possessive kumisku, second-person possessive kumismu, third-person possessive kumisnya)
- moustache (hair on upper lip)
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *kumis (compare Indonesian kumis), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis (compare Fijian kumi).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kumes/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kumɪs/
- Rhymes: -umes, -mes, -es
- Rhymes: -is
Noun
kumis (Jawi spelling کوميس, plural kumis-kumis, informal 1st possessive kumisku, 2nd possessive kumismu, 3rd possessive kumisnya)
- moustache (hair on upper lip)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “kumis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Noun
kumis m (uncountable)
- koumiss (fermented milk drink from Central Asia)