गुमसुम
Hindi
Etymology
गुम (gum, “lost”) + Arabic صُمّ (ṣumm, “deaf”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) 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