Eastern Mari edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kum/
  • Rhymes: -um
  • Hyphenation: кум

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Mari *kŭm, from Proto-Uralic *kolme. Cognate with Western Mari кым (kym).

Alternative forms edit

Numeral edit

кум (kum)

Eastern Mari cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : кум (kum)
  1. three
    кум сутка
    kum sutka
    three days

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Russian кум (kum).

Noun edit

кум (kum)

  1. godfather
  2. father (of one's godchild)
  3. (figuratively) nepotism, favoritism/favouritism
    пашаште кум лийшаш огыл
    pašašte kum ĺijšaš ogyl
    you shouldn't show favoritism in work
Declension edit
Declension of кум
singular plural
nominative кум (kum) кум-влак (kum-vlak)
accusative кумым (kumym) кум-влакым (kum-vlakym)
genitive кумын (kumyn) кум-влакын (kum-vlakyn)
dative кумлан (kumlan) кум-влаклан (kum-vlaklan)
comitative кумге (kumge) кум-влакге (kum-vlakge)
comparative кумла (kumla) кум-влакла (kum-vlakla)
inessive кумышто (kumyšto) кум-влакыште (kum-vlakyšte)
illative (short) кумыш (kumyš) кум-влакыш (kum-vlakyš)
illative (long) кумышко (kumyško) кум-влакышке (kum-vlakyške)
lative кумеш (kumeš) кум-влакеш (kum-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of кум
singular plural
1st person кумем (kumem) кумна (kumna)
2nd person кумет (kumet) кумда (kumda)
3rd person кумжо (kumžo) кумышт (kumyšt)

References edit

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “кум”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Kyrgyz edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kum.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кум (kum) (Arabic spelling قۇم)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)

Declension edit

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kumъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кум (kumm (plural кумови, feminine кума, relational adjective кумов, diminutive кумче)

  1. witness (at a wedding)
  2. godfather

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Nogai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kum. Cognate to Kazakh құм (qūm), Karakalpak qum, etc.

Noun edit

кум (qum)

  1. sand

Northern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kum. Cognate to Shor қум (qum), қумақ (qumaq), Khakas хум (xum), Chulym қум (qum), Western Yugur qum, Tuvan кум (kum), Tofa һум (hum), etc.

Noun edit

кум (kum)

  1. sand

See also edit

References edit

  • N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “кум, кубак, кувак”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN
  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “кубак”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kum]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

кум (kumm anim (genitive ку́ма, nominative plural кумовья́, genitive plural кумовьёв, feminine кума́)

  1. godfather of one's child
  2. father of one's godchild
  3. (colloquial) a friend in high places, one's benefactor
  4. (criminal slang) security officer, detective
  5. (obsolete) man, fellow (form of address to a middle-aged or elderly man)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Ingrian: kooma
See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кум”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кума”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Turkic; compare to Kazakh құм (qūm), Kyrgyz кум (kum), Uzbek qum.

Noun edit

кум (kumm inan (genitive ку́ма, nominative plural ку́мы, genitive plural ку́мов)

  1. (geomorphology) erg, sand sea (in Central Asia)
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

кум (kumf anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of кума́ (kumá)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kumъ, from earlier *kъmotrъ, from Latin commater, see kmotra, kmotr in Czech.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ку̑м m (Latin spelling kȗm)

  1. godfather
  2. witness (at wedding)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ку̏м m (Latin spelling kȕm)

  1. (uncountable) sand
Declension edit

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *Kum (sand). Cognate with Kazakh құм (qūm), Kyrgyz кум (kum), Crimean Tatar qum, Kumyk хум (xum), Bashkir ҡом (qom), Tatar ком (qom), Azerbaijani qum, Turkish kum, Turkmen gum, Uzbek qum, Khakas хум (xum), Shor қум, Tuvan кум (kum), Western Yugur qum, etc.

Noun edit

кум (kum)

  1. sand

Synonyms edit

References edit

кум”, in Grammatika Altajskovo Jazyka [Altaic language Grammar], Kazan: V universtiteskoj til, 1869, →ISBN

Tuvan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *Kum (sand).

Noun edit

кум (kum) (definite accusative кумну, plural кумнар)

  1. sand

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Pronunciation edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *kumъ, back-formation from *kuma (godmother) (whence also кума́ (kumá)), from Balkan Vulgar Latin *cómmater, from Latin compater (godfather).

Noun edit

кум (kumm pers (genitive ку́ма, nominative plural ку́ми, genitive plural ку́мів, feminine кума́, relational adjective кумі́вський or ку́мів)

  1. godfather of one's child
  2. father of one's godchild
  3. (colloquial) man, fellow (form of address to a middle-aged or elderly man)
  4. (folk poetic) used as an epithet for a wolf
Declension edit
Related terms edit
See also edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Onomatopoeic

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

кум (kum)

  1. sound of a frog, ribbit
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

кум (kumf pers pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of кума́ (kumá)