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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam.

Pronunciation

Noun

oom (plural ooms)

  1. (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 73:
      He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oom, from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oom (plural ooms, diminutive oompie)

  1. uncle

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n)

  1. uncle
    Synonym: nonkel

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  • Afrikaans: oom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: om
  • Negerhollands: noom, nom, noem
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: nom, noom (dated)
  • → Indonesian: om
  • → Papiamentu: mò, òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom
  • → Sranan Tongo: omu
  • → West Frisian: omme, omke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

ôom m

  1. uncle, brother of one's parent (originally specifically one's mother)

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Descendants

Further reading

  • “oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Wolof

Pronunciation

Noun

oom

  1. knee

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

  • (Campeche): oon

Pronunciation

Noun

oom

  1. avocado
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