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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General South African) IPA(key): /ʊəm/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ʊm/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊəm, -ʊm
Noun[edit]
oom (plural ooms)
- (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.) [from 19th c.]
- 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 73:
- He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch oom, from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oom (plural ooms, diminutive oompie)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n)
Alternative forms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- nonkel (Belgium)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: oom
- Berbice Creole Dutch: om
- Negerhollands: noom, nom, noem
- → Indonesian: om
- → Papiamentu: mò, òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom
- → Sranan Tongo: omu
- → West Frisian: omme, omke
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).
Noun[edit]
ôom m
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Wolof[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oom
Yucatec Maya[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Campeche): oon
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oom
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