गुमसुम

Hindi

Etymology

गुम (gum, “lost”) + Arabic صُمّ (ṣumm, “deaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊm.sʊm/, [ɡʊ̃m.sʊ̃m]

Adjective

गुमसुम • (gumsum) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گمصم)

1. quiet, unresponsive

   गुमसुम क्यों बैठा है, क्या बात है?

   gumsum kyõ baiṭhā hai, kyā bāt hai?

   Why are you sitting unresponsive, what is the matter?

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press