ćumi

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Romani

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit चुम्ब (cumba). Cognate with Gujarati ચૂમી (cūmī) and Hindustani چُمّا / चुम्मा (cummā).

Noun

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ćumi f (plural ćumǎ)

  1. (International Standard) kiss
    Synonym: ćumidi

References

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  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “ćumi”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 135
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cumba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 265