хумс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kïmusun, compare Buryat хюмһан (xjumhan), Kalmyk хумсн (xumsn), Dongxiang ghimusun (“nail, hoof”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊms/, [χo̙ms]

Noun

хумс • (xums) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠮᠤᠰᠤ (qimusu)); (hidden-n declension)

nails
claws, talons
Hyponym: савар (savar)
clove (of garlic)
(firearms) trigger
Synonym: гох (gox)
(typography) a hook-like terminal form of Mongol script ‍ᠢ

See also

сармис (sarmis, “garlic”)
эмгэн хумс (emgen xums, “snail”)

Uzbek

Noun

хумс (xums) (plural хумсlar)

Cyrillic spelling of xums

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