dumdum

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Dum Dum, a city in India where the type of bullet was developed, from Hindi दम दम (dam dam) (Bengali দমদম (domodom)), from Hindi दमदमा (damadmā, “tenaille, a raised mound or battery”). ==== Alternative forms ==== dum-dum dum dum ==== Noun ==== dumdum (plural dumdums) A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === A reduplication of the adjective dumb, spelled in a "dumb" way (eye dialect). ==== Noun ==== dumdum (plural dumdums) (childish or endearing) An ignorant person; an idiot. ===== Alternative forms ===== dum dum, dumb dumb, dumb-dumb, dumbdumb ===== Translations ===== == Aklanon == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdumdum/ [ˈd̪ʊm.d̪om] Rhymes: -umdum Syllabification: dum‧dum === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *dəmdəm. Compare Cebuano dumdom. ==== Noun ==== dúmdum act of remembering or keeping in mind ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== dúmdum very small bead == Hiligaynon == === Verb === dumdum to recollect, remember, think == Mansaka == === Verb === dumdum to think == Ternate == === Etymology === Likely from an older *dumudumu, from Proto-North Halmahera, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumut. Compare Sahu ḏuḏumutu, Tobelo lulumiti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dum.ˈdum/ === Noun === dumdum moss ==== References ==== Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh