wom

See also: WOM, wǒm, and Wòm

Abinomn

Noun

wom

  1. big rattan

Mandarin

Romanization

wom

  1. Nonstandard spelling of wǒm.

Usage notes
  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wōhm, from Proto-Germanic *wōhmaz (“noise, sound, shout, voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”). Cognate with Old Norse ómr (“sound”), Old Norse ómun (“voice”), Old High German giwahan (“to mention”), Latin vōx (“voice”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /woːm/

Noun

wōm m

  1. sound, noise

Declension
Declension of wom (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wōm wōmas
accusative wōm wōmas
genitive wōmes wōma
dative wōme wōmum

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wom/

Noun

wom

  1. sand

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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