oom

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam and ohm. === Pronunciation === (General South African) IPA(key): /ʊəm/ (UK) IPA(key): /ʊm/ Rhymes: -ʊəm, -ʊm === Noun === oom (plural ooms) (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.) [from 19th c.] === See also === === Anagrams === MOO, Moo, moo, omo- == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch oom, from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oəm/ === Noun === oom (plural ooms, diminutive oompie) uncle ==== Descendants ==== → English: oom == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːm/ Hyphenation: oom Rhymes: -oːm === Noun === oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n) uncle Synonym: (Belgium) nonkel ==== Usage notes ==== The form ome is sometimes used in combination with names; e.g. ome Bob translates to uncle Bob. But it is never encountered on its own: in the phrase ik heb een oom ("I have an uncle"), the form ome cannot be used instead of oom. ==== Alternative forms ==== ome, noom ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: oom→ English: oom Berbice Creole Dutch: om Negerhollands: noom, nom, noem → Virgin Islands Creole: nom, noom (dated) → Ambonese Malay: om → Indonesian: om → Papiamentu: mò, òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom → Sranan Tongo: omu → West Frisian: omme, omke == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”). === Noun === ôom m uncle, brother of one's parent (originally specifically one's mother) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: oom, ome, noomAfrikaans: oom→ English: oomBerbice Creole Dutch: omNegerhollands: noom, nom, noem→ Virgin Islands Creole: nom, noom (dated)→ Ambonese Malay: om→ Indonesian: om→ Papiamentu: mò, òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom→ Sranan Tongo: omu→ West Frisian: omme, omke Limburgish: ome === Further reading === “oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Wolof == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔːm/ === Noun === oom knee == Yucatec Maya == === Alternative forms === (Campeche): oon === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːŋ/ === Noun === oom avocado