thum

See also: -thum

Kalasha

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá). Cognate with Hindi धूआँ (dhūā̃), Lithuanian dū́mas, Spanish humo.

Noun

thum

1. smoke

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Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thum, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum.

Numeral

thum

1. three

References

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰum˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰum˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊm˧˧]

Noun

thum • (𡪜)

1. (hunting) hide (spot where hunters hide and await for game)
   • 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 5, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:

     Chỉ còn ăn nhau ở cái kỹ càng của nghệ thuật ngồi "thum".

     There was only left to compete in the finer points of hide sitting.

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Zotung

Zotung Chin cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : thum

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thum, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum. Cognates include Mizo pa-thum and Zou thum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰũː/

Noun

thum

1. three

See also

• tanni
• pali

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Zou

Zou cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : thum

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thum, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum. Cognates include Burmese သုံး (sum:) and Tibetan གསུམ (gsum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰum˧/

Numeral

thum

1. three

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 61