roum

English

Alternative forms

• room

Etymology

From an Indian language.

Noun

roum (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A deep blue dye.

Anagrams

• Muro

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rom, roume, rum

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *rūm

Old English rūm

Middle English roum

Inherited from Old English rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruːm/

Noun

roum (plural roumes)

1. A space or area.
2. A room.

Related terms

• rymthe

Descendants

• English: room
  • → Scottish Gaelic: rùm
  • → Fiji Hindi: rum
• Scots: rowm, roum

References

• “rǒum, n.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.