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Abinomn
Noun
wom
- big rattan
Mandarin
Romanization
wom
- Nonstandard spelling of wǒm.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wōhm, from Proto-Germanic *wōhmaz (“noise, sound, shout, voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”). Cognate with Old Norse ómr (“sound”), Old Norse ómun (“voice”), Old High German giwahan (“to mention”), Latin vōx (“voice”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wōm m
- sound, noise
Declension
Declension of wōm (strong a-stem)
West Makian
Pronunciation
Noun
wom
- sand
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics