kumis

kumis (usually uncountable, plural kumises)

1. Alternative spelling of koumiss.

Compare Malay kumis.

• IPA^(key): /kumis/
• Hyphenation: ku‧mis

kumis

1. synonym of sumit (“moustache”)

From Russian кумы́с (kumýs), probably via French koumis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈku.mis]

kumis m (uncountable)

1. koumiss

From Malay kumis, from Proto-Malayic *kumis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis.

kumis (plural kumis-kumis)

1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

From Proto-Malayic *kumis (compare Indonesian kumis), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kumis (compare Fijian kumi).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈkuməs/ [ˈku.məs]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈkumis/ [ˈku.mis]
• Rhymes: -umes, -mes, -es
• Rhymes: -is

kumis (Jawi spelling کوميس, plural kumis-kumis)

1. moustache (hair on upper lip)

• misai

• “kumis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

kumis m (uncountable)

1. koumiss (fermented milk drink from Central Asia)