šum

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃum]
• Hyphenation: šum
• Rhymes: -um

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

šum m inan

1. noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)

Borrowed from German Schaum.

šum m inan

1. (rare) foam, froth

   Synonym: pěna

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

šum

1. second-person singular imperative of šumět

   Synonym: šuměj

• “šum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “šum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “šum”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Borrowed from Urdu شُوم (śūm), from Arabic شُؤْم (šuʔm).

• IPA^(key): /ɕum/

šum (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling شُم)

1. stingy

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “šum”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

• IPA^(key): /ʃûːm/

šȗm m inan (Cyrillic spelling шу̑м)

1. noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)

• “šum”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

• IPA^(key): [ʃum]

šum m inan (relational adjective šumový)

1. noise (sound or signal generated by random fluctuations)

• šumieť
• šumný

• “šum”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

From Proto-Slavic *šumъ.

• IPA^(key): /ʃúːm/

šȗm m inan

1. noise

• “šum”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “šum”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references