唵
Meanings
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- 1.(interjection) oh!
- 2.(dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth
- 3.(used in buddhist transliterations) om
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- 1.to hold in one's mouth
- 2.to eat with one's hand
- 3.om, aum
- 4.An interjection indicating doubt: um
- 5.An interjection indicating response: mhm; uh-huh
- 6.to eat
- 7.Used in compounds.
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Etymology
Schuessler (2007) suggests that this is an endoactive derivation from 喑 (OC *qɯːm, “mute; silent”). Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ʔum ~ *mum (“to hold in mouth; to chew; to eat; to kiss”); compare Tibetan ཨུམ (um, “kiss”) (STEDT; Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986; Schuessler, 2007).
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