togħma

Maltese

Root
t-għ-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَعْم (ṭaʕm, “taste”). Perhaps influenced formally by طُعْمة (ṭuʕma, “foodstuff, bite”), but an irregular development -agħ- → -ogħ- also occurs in some other Maltese words.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːma/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔˤːma/ (archaic)

Noun

togħma f (plural togħmiet)

1. taste, flavour

Related terms

• tema’ (metathesis)
• tiegħem