Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Micronesian *wumʷa, from Proto-Oceanic *qumʷaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ. Cognate with Cebuano umang, Tiruray kumang, Palauan chum.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

om̧ (M.O.D.: oṃ)

  1. hermit crab

References edit