kumur

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumuR (“gargle, rinse the mouth”). Cognate with Yami komoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumur/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kumo]
• Rhymes: -mur, -ur

Verb

kumur (Jawi spelling کومور)

1. To gargle.

   kumur air ― to gargle water

Affixations

• berkumur

 

Compounds

• ubat kumur

 

Further reading

• “kumur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kumuR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary