юм

See also: Юм and ум

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠶᠤᠮ (yum)	юм (jüm)

Cognate with Buryat юм (jum), Kalmyk юм (yum), etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjʊm/
Syllabification: юм (1 syllable)

Particle

юм • (jüm)

(confirmative modal particle, it follows the word that it modifies, connotes willingness or desire)

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠶᠠᠭᠤᠮ᠎ᠠ (yaɣum'a)	юм (jüm)

From Proto-Mongolic *jaɣuma (“thing”). Cognate with Buryat юум- (juum-), Kalmyk юм- (yum-), etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjʊm/
Syllabification: юм (1 syllable)

Noun

юм • (jüm)

thing, subject, matter, object

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