गुमसुम

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

गुम (gum, “lost”) + Arabic صُمّ (ṣumm, “deaf”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊm.sʊm/, [ɡʊ̃m.sʊ̃m]

Adjective[edit]

गुमसुम • (gumsum) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گمصم)

quiet, unresponsive
गुमसुम क्यों बैठा है, क्या बात है?
gumsum kyõ baiṭhā hai, kyā bāt hai?
Why are you sitting unresponsive, what is the matter?

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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