गुमसुम

Hindi

Etymology

गुम (gum, “lost”) + Arabic صُمّ (ṣumm, “deaf”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊm.sʊm/, [ɡʊ̃m.sʊ̃m]

Adjective

गुमसुम • (gumsum) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گمصم)

quiet, unresponsive
गुमसुम क्यों बैठा है, क्या बात है?
gumsum kyõ baiṭhā hai, kyā bāt hai?
Why are you sitting unresponsive, what is the matter?

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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