Malayalam

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Kannada ಕೆಮ್ಮು (kemmu, cough)

Noun

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ചുമ (cuma)

  1. cough, noisy expulsion of air from lungs
  2. as a symptom of disease, coughing
    Synonym: കുര (kura) (slang)
    Coordinate terms: ജലദോഷം (jaladōṣaṁ), മൂക്കൊലിപ്പ് (mūkkolippŭ), പനി (pani), ഛർദ്ദി (chaṟddi)

Verb

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ചുമ (cuma)

  1. to cough

Etymology 2

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Verb

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ചുമ (cuma)

  1. to carry luggage