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nom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nom"
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English
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English

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Etymology 1

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Short form of various words.

Noun

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nom (plural noms)

  1. (informal) Clipping of nomination.
    • 2000 May 30, "Webmaster -- Kevin Stroud" (username), "Re: RBL nomination for 195.235.113.140 (mail.teleline.es) -- 5th supporting email, in news.admin.net-abuse.email, Usenet:
      I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. […] In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.).
    • 2001 July 17, William Tunstall-Pedoe, “problems/suggestions for this group”, in alt.anagrams‎[5] (Usenet):
      The obvious way to reduce the number of noms is to increase the standard.
    • 2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.disney.animation, Usenet:
      Particularly "Mr. Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about.
  2. (informal) Clipping of nominator.
  3. (informal) Clipping of nominee.

Verb

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nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

  1. (transitive, informal) Clipping of nominate.
    • 1998, blaque, “A Teeny Favor (Was: Re: NOMINATION: Ms A.T. Rookie (fwd)”, in alt.tasteless‎[6] (Usenet):
      I have a little request to make. When you kids nom, do you think you could make clear who it is you're nomming -- and maybe even include the article headers for the voters (and the judge) -- many of whom are not psychics?
    • 2001, William Tunstall-Pedoe, “problems/suggestions for this group”, in alt.anagrams‎[7] (Usenet):
      Quite a big percentage of the anagrams posted here get nommed - IMO it should only be around 20% or so.
    • 2007, Variety staff, "Composer Prince dies" (obituary):
      Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness.

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic, variant of num, num-num. Attested 2004 as om nom, om nom nom,[1] popularized from 2007 in internet use, second place in American Dialect Society "Word of the Year" 2010.[2] From the catchphrase of Cookie Monster on Sesame Street, as at the end of “C Is For Cookie” (1971), made when devouring cookies. However, as late as 2009, this was canonically written with a ‘u’, as in S is For School! (2006), as “num num”, or in the press kit for the 40th season (2009), as “un num num num num”;[3] by 2013 this was changed to the now-popular nom.[4][5]

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nom

  2. (colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".
    [to a baby] You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.
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Considered annoying and childish by some.[5][6]

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Verb

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nom (third-person singular simple present noms, present participle nomming, simple past and past participle nommed)

  1. (colloquial) To eat with noisy enjoyment. [with on]
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References

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  1. ^ on nom, Urban Dictionary
  2. ^ “App” 2010 Word of the Year, as voted by American Dialect Society
  3. ^ “Season 40 Press Kit -- Muppet Bios”, in Sesame Workshop‎[1], 2009, archived from the original on 10 October 2009
  4. ^ “Nom”, Muppet Wiki
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hatic, Dana (2016 November 2) “The Origins of the Annoyingly Trendy Word 'Nom', Explained”, in Eater
  6. ^ “Nom Nom: Why That Phrase (Or Nom, Or Noms) Gives Us The Creeps”, in The Huffington Post, 2013 January 7

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Akan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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nom

  1. to drink
    nom nsu - to drink water

References

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  1. ^ Kotey, Paul A. (1998) Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary‎[2], New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek νόμος (nómos).

Noun

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nom n (plural nomuri)

  1. law
  2. rule
  3. belief

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Bikol Central

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Bikol Central phrasebook
 This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

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Interjection

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nom (Basahan spelling ᜈᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Hello
    Synonyms: komusta, tara

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nom (Basahan spelling ᜈᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) What's up?
    Synonym: tara

Bolongan

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Bolongan numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: nom
    Ordinal: kenom

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm.

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Numeral

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nom

  1. six

Further reading

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  • Adul, M. Asfandi (1985) “nom”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎[9], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan nom, from Latin nōmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

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Noun

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nom m (plural noms)

  1. name (word that indicates a particular person, place, or thing)
  2. (grammar) noun
  3. name (reputation)

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Eskayan

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Numeral

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nom

  1. six

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French nom (whence Norman nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian and Portuguese nome; Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

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Noun

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nom m (plural noms)

  1. name
    Quel est votre nom ? ― What is your name?
    1. (especially) last name, family name
      Votre nom et prénom, s’il vous plaît. ― Your last name and first name, please.
    2. forms expletive interjections [with de]
      Nom de Dieu ! ― Oh my god! (literally, “Name of God!”)
  2. (grammar) noun
    Le mot « copain » est un nom. ― The word "copain" ("friend") is a noun.
  3. (grammar, dated) noun or adjective; used in nom adjectif and nom substantif

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Antillean Creole: non
  • Haitian Creole: non
  • Louisiana Creole: nom
  • Mauritian Creole: non
  • Seychellois Creole: non

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Galician

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Adverb

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nom

  1. reintegrationist spelling of non

Istriot

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Etymology

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From Latin nōmen (whence French nom, Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

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nom

  1. name

Javanese

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Romanization

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nom

  1. Romanization of ꦤꦺꦴꦩ꧀

Kalasha

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Compare Khowar نم (nam).

Noun

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nom (Arabic نوم)

  1. name
    Tay nom kía?
    What is your name?

Kamkata-viri

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Alternative forms

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  • num (Western Kata-viri)

Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani *nāma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

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nom (Eastern Kata-viri, Kamviri)[1][2]

  1. name

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “n′om”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[3]
  2. ^ https://iecor.clld.org/values/314-106-1

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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Inherited from Louisiana French nom (“name”).

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Noun

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nom

  1. (a) name
    Mô nom çé Èmé. ― My name is Aimée.
    Mo fou pa mal apré tô nonm, ki çé tô nom? ― I don't care about your man (i.e., romantic partner), what is your name?
    • 1998, Albert Valdman, Thomas A. Klingler, Margaret M. Marshall, Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, page 330:
      Laparwas isit gen si tèlman le ti kanal e le ti bout dolo keu ina ye pa gen leu non dutou. [Laparwas isit gin si tèlmen lê ti kanal é lê ti bout dolo ke ina yé pa gin le nom dutou.
      This parish has so many little canals and stretches of water that there are many which have no name at all.

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  • Not to be confused with nonm (“man”).

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References

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  • Guillory-Chatman, A., Mayeux, O., Wendte, N., Wiltz, H. (2020). Ti liv kréyòl: A learner's guide to Louisiana Creole (2nd ed.). TSÒHK.
  • Valdman, A., Klingler, T. A., Marshall, M. M., Rottet, K. J. (1998). Dictionary of Louisiana Creole. Indiana University Press. ISBN: 0-253-33451-9.

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian nome.

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Noun

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nom m (plural nomi)

  1. (grammar) noun

Middle English

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Verb

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nom

  1. third-person preterite of nimen

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French nom (whence French nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

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nom m (plural noms)

  1. (Jersey) name
  2. (Jersey, grammar) noun

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Northwestern Dinka

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Noun

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nom (plural nïïm)

  1. head

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  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[10], 2005

Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan nom, from Latin nōmen (whence French nom, Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

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Noun

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nom m (plural noms)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun

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Old English

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nom

  1. first/third-person preterite of niman

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin nōmen.

Noun

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nom oblique singular, m (oblique plural nons, nominative singular nons, nominative plural nom)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Adverb

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nom

  1. Alternative form of non
    • 14th-15th centuries, O Livro de Exopo, A rã e o boi:
      Madre, nom faças, ca tu es muy pequena cousa a rrespeyto d’este boy.
      Mother, don't do it, because you are a very small thing compared to this ox.

Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin nōmen (whence Italian nome, Portuguese nome, Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

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nom m (oblique plural noms, nominative singular noms, nominative plural nom)

  1. name

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: nom

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nom (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of não, representing Alto Alentejan, Minhoto, Portuense and Transmontano Portuguese.

Prasuni

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani *nāmu (due to the absence of a final vowel), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

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  • IPA(key): /nom/ (tone class A)

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nom (Pronz)[1]

  1. name

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “nom”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[4]

Sawi

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Particle

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nom

  1. don't
    Tadan nom! ― Don't be afraid!

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Vietnamese

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Verb

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nom • (𥈶, 𫌢)

  1. to look at
  2. to look after

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