хумс

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kïmusun, compare Buryat хюмһан (xjumhan), Kalmyk хумсн (xumsn), Dongxiang ghimusun (“nail, hoof”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

хумс • (xums) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠢᠮᠤᠰᠤ (kimusu)); (hidden-n declension)

1. nails
2. claws, talons

   Hyponym: савар (savar)

3. clove (of garlic)
4. (firearms) trigger

   Synonym: гох (gox)

5. (typography) a hook-like terminal form of Mongol script ᠢ (‍i)

See also

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

Uzbek

Noun

хумс (xums) (plural хумсlar)

1. Cyrillic spelling of xums