pum

Alemannic German

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese pom, from Latin pōmum.

Noun

pum ?

1. (Rimella and Campello Monti) apple

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Finnish

Interjection

pum

1. bang, bam

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Norman

Alternative forms

• paomme (Guernsey)
• pomme (Jersey)
• poume (continental Norman)
• poumme (Jersey)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French pomme, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pōma, plural of pōmum (“fruit”).

Noun

pum f (plural pums)

1. (Sark) apple

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Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ũ

Interjection

pum!

1. bang, pop

Noun

pum m (plural puns)

1. (childish) fart (emission of digestive gases from the anus)

Synonyms

• flato, peido, ventosidade

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpum/ [ˈpũm]

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

1. pow (the sound of a pistol-shot)
2. pow (the sound of a violent impact, such as a punch)
3. pow (the sound of an explosion)
4. bang (a verbal emulation of a sudden percussive sound)

Derived terms

• pim pam pum

See also

• zas
• bum
• pop

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Welsh

Welsh cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : pum     Ordinal : pumed

Alternative forms

• pump

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɨ̞m/
• IPA^(key): /pɪm/

Numeral

pum

1. five

   Pum llyfr

   Five books

Usage notes

Pum is only used when followed by a singular noun.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pum	bum	mhum	phum
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.