oom
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam.
Pronunciation edit
- (General South African) IPA(key): /ʊəm/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ʊm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ʊəm, -ʊm
Noun edit
oom (plural ooms)
- (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.) [from 19th c.]
- 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 73:
- He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch oom, from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n)
Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
- nonkel (Belgium)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).
Noun edit
ôom m
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Wolof edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oom
Yucatec Maya edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Campeche): oon
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oom
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