хумс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kïmusun, compare Dongxiang ghimusun (“nail, hoof”).

Pronunciation

(Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xʊms/, [χo̙ms]

Noun

хумс • (hums) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠮᠤᠰᠤ (qimusu)); (hidden-n declension )

nails
claws, talons
Hyponym: савар (savar)
clove (of garlic)
(Gun mechanisms) trigger
Synonym: гох (goh)
(typography) a hook-like terminal form of Mongol script ‍ᠢ (‍i)

See also

сармис (sarmis, “garlic”)
эмгэн хумс (emgen hums, “snail”)

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