kaum

Noun

kaum

1. water

References

• Kivung (journal of the Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea), volume 5 (1972), page 204

Etymology

From Middle High German kūme, from Old High German kūmo, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (“pitiful, dear”)^[1]. Cognate with English comely and archaic Dutch kuim (“barely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰaʊ̯m]

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Adverb

kaum

1. barely, hardly
2. little

References

Further reading

• kaum in Duden online

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْم‎ (qaum).

Noun

kaum

1. people

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْم‎ (qaum).

Noun

kaum (Javanese script ꦏꦲꦸꦩ꧀)

1. group of people
2. religious officials in charge of the mosque

Etymology

From Old High German kūmo. Cognate with German kaum, Dutch kuim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæːʊ̯m/
• Rhymes: -æːʊm

Adverb

kaum

1. hardly, barely

Adverb

kaum

1. barely

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kalma.

Noun

kaum

1. grave

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka̰ṵ˩/

Numeral

kaum

1. ten

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)