авам

See also: явям

Kumyk

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عوام (avâm), from Arabic عَوَامّ (ʕawāmm, “common people”). Compare with Turkish avam (archaic), Azerbaijani avam (colloquial).

Adjective

авам • (awam)

  1. uneducated, ignorant, backward (lacking knowledge or cultural refinement)
    Synonym: билимсиз (bilimsiz) (neutral)

Noun

авам • (avam)

  1. simpleton, layperson (someone unfamiliar with a specialized field)

Derived terms

  • авамлыкъ (avamlıq) ("ignorance")
  • авамча (avamça) ("simplistic", derogatory)

References

  • Бамматов Б.Г., Гаджиахмедов Н.Э. (2011) "Кумыкско-русский словарь". Махачкала.

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈavəm]

Noun

а́вам • (ávam) f inan pl

  1. dative plural of а́ва (áva)
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