kumis

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

kumis (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of koumiss

Brunei Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Malay kumis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kumis/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧mis

Noun[edit]

kumis

  1. Synonym of sumit (moustache)

Catalan[edit]

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Russian кумы́с (kumýs), probably via French koumis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kumis m (uncountable)

  1. koumiss

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay kumis, from Proto-Malayic *kumis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis.

Noun[edit]

kumis (first-person possessive kumisku, second-person possessive kumismu, third-person possessive kumisnya)

  1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayic *kumis (compare Indonesian kumis), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis (compare Fijian kumi).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kumis (Jawi spelling کوميس, plural kumis-kumis, informal 1st possessive kumisku, 2nd possessive kumismu, 3rd possessive kumisnya)

  1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

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Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

kumis m (uncountable)

  1. koumiss (fermented milk drink from Central Asia)