thum

See also: -thum

Kalasha

Etymology

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

Noun

thum

  1. smoke

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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.

Zotung Chin
Zotung Chin cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : thum

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *thum[1], from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum. Cognates include Mizo pa-thum and Zou thum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰũː/

Noun

thum

  1. three

See also

References
  1. 2009 October 20, Kenneth VanBik, chapter 559, in <http://stedt.berkeley.edu/>‎:
    *lii [1022]
    (please add an English translation of this quote)

Zou
Zou cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    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
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