גומי

Hebrew

Etymology

Via German Gummi, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Noun

גּוּמִי • (gúmi) m

1. rubber

References

• “גומי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• גומי on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi). Compare German Gummi. Doublet of גומע (gume).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊmɪ/

Noun

גומי • (gumi) m or f, plural גומיס (gumis), diminutive גומקע (gumke)

1. (uncountable) rubber, gum (substance)
2. (countable) eraser

   Synonym: ראַדיר־גומי (radir-gumi)

3. (countable) tyre (of a car or bicycle)

   Synonym: ראַדיר־גומי (radir-gumi)

Usage notes

• Only the first sense is attested in the CYED and CEYD, which treat the word as basically a variant of גומע (gume).
• Feminine according to the JNW; masculine according to the CEYD.

Derived terms

• קײַגומי (kaygumi)
• גומי־אַראַביק (gumi-arabik)
• גומיבוים (gumiboym)
• גומילאַסטיק (gumilastik)
• ראַדיר־גומי (radir-gumi)
• שוימגומי (shoymgumi, “foam rubber”)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גומי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “גומי” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rubber”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN