ஊம்

Tamil

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from it being the ordinary ejaculation of a dumb person.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːm/

Adjective

ஊம் • (ūm)

  1. mute, dumb

Noun

ஊம் • (ūm)

  1. muteness, dumbness
  2. silence

Declension

Declension of ஊம் (ūm) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative
ūm 		-
vocative ஊமே
ūmē 		-
accusative ஊமை
ūmai 		-
dative ஊமுக்கு
ūmukku 		-
benefactive ஊமுக்காக
ūmukkāka 		-
genitive 1 ஊமுடைய
ūmuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 ஊமின்
ūmiṉ 		-
locative 1 ஊமில்
ūmil 		-
locative 2 ஊமிடம்
ūmiṭam 		-
sociative 1 ஊமோடு
ūmōṭu 		-
sociative 2 ஊமுடன்
ūmuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental ஊமால்
ūmāl 		-
ablative ஊமிலிருந்து
ūmiliruntu 		-

Derived terms

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஊம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “ஊம்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
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