Chumash

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈxʊməʃ/, /ˈhʊməʃ/ (Ashkenazi) IPA(key): /xuːˈmɑːʃ/ ==== Proper noun ==== Chumash (plural Chumashim or Chumashes) (Judaism) Any book of the Pentateuch. The Pentateuch collectively. ===== Related terms ===== Chamisha Chumshei Torah ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Santa Barbara Channel Island people”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃumæʃ/ Rhymes: -æʃ (hyperforeign) IPA(key): /ˈʃumɑʃ/ ==== Noun ==== Chumash (plural Chumashes or Chumash) A member of a particular Native American people of southern California. ==== Proper noun ==== Chumash The colonial given language name of this tribe. ===== See also ===== Chumash people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Further reading ==== Ethnologue entry for Barbareño, boi ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Chumash, chs ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Cruzeño, crz ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Ineseño, inz ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Obispeño, obi ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Purisimeño, puy ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Ventureño, veo ⁠