kalumet

Indonesian

Etymology

From English calumet, from a Norman variant of Old French chalumeau (imported to Canada with Norman colonists), from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (reed), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈlumɛt]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lu‧mèt

Noun

kalumèt (first-person possessive kalumetku, second-person possessive kalumetmu, third-person possessive kalumetnya)

  1. calumet: a clay tobacco-pipe used by American Indians, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.

Further reading

Polish

kalumet

Etymology

Borrowed from French calumet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlu.mɛt/
  • Rhymes: -umɛt
  • Syllabification: ka‧lu‧met

Noun

kalumet m inan

  1. calumet, ceremonial pipe, peace pipe
    Synonym: fajka pokoju

Declension

Further reading

  • kalumet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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