nhum

== Macanese == === Alternative forms === nhom === Etymology === From Portuguese senhor, via an older nhom, which seems to have been an abbreviation arisen from Afro-Portuguese. Compare Portuguese nhô, Kabuverdianu nho, nhu. Doublet of sium. === Noun === nhum (plural nhum-nhum or nhunhum) boy Coordinate term: nhonha child young man === Adjective === nhum (possibly archaic) young === References === Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988), “nhom”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 493 Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988), “nhum”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 494 == Vietnamese == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲum˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲum˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲʊm˧˧] === Noun === (classifier con) nhum sea urchin Synonyms: nhum biển, cầu gai, nhím biển