dudum

Albanian

Etymology

From *dum-dum, root doubling of Proto-Albanian *dubna, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Close to Old Norse dumbr (“dumb”), German dumm (“dumb, stupid”), Greek τυφλός (tyflós, “blind”).

Noun

dudum m

  1. dumb, stupid, foolish person

Latin

Etymology

From diū + dum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈduː.dum/, [ˈduː.dũ]

Adverb

dūdum (not comparable)

  1. a short time ago, a little while ago, not long since
  2. before, formerly, previously

References

Romani

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Armenian դդում (ddum)[1]

Noun

dudum

  1. pumpkin, squash, gourd

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “դդում”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 644ab
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