ҡомһоҙ

Bashkir

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly reinterpreted as having the abessive ending from a Mongolic archetype (compare Mongolian хомс (homs, “insufficient, scanty”)).

See also ҡомағай (qomağay), which is clearly of Mongolic origin and appears to have the same primary root syllable (qom-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [qʊ̞mˈhʊ̞ð]
Hyphenation: ҡом‧һоҙ

Adjective

ҡомһоҙ • (qomhoð)

greedy for money or property, avaricious, covetous
insatiable for food

Synonyms

ҡомағай (qomağay)

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