хумс
Mongolian
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *kïmusun, compare Dongxiang ghimusun (“nail, hoof”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
хумс • (xums) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠮᠤᠰᠤ (kimusu)); (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 (i)
See also
- сармис (sarmis, “garlic”)
- эмгэн хумс (emgen xums, “snail”)