юм

See also: ум

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Buryat юм (jum), Kalmyk юм (yum), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊm/
• Syllabification: юм (1 syllable)

Particle

юм • (jüm) (Mongolian spelling ᠶᠤᠮ)

1. (confirmative modal particle, it follows the word that it modifies, connotes willingness or desire)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mongolic *jaɣuma (“thing”). Cognate with Buryat юум- (juum-), Kalmyk юм- (yum-), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊm/
• Syllabification: юм (1 syllable)

Noun

юм • (jüm) (Mongolian spelling ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠮ᠎ᠠ (yaɣum-a))

1. thing, subject, matter, object