Dictionary:mum

Besoh

Pronunciation

• /mum/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South-Andusian *mum, from Proto-Andusian *mum (“scratch”).

Verb

mum

1. scratch, incise
2. pattern (pottery)

Conjugation

	Ø	STAT
Ø	—	mumva /mumva/
PERF	va' mum /vaʔ mum/	va' mumva /vaʔ mumva/

Proto-Andusian

Verb

*mum

1. scratch, scrape
2. incise
3. (by extension) carve, mark

Derived terms

• Proto-Unterian: *mumme

Descendants

• Proto-North-Andusian: *mum
• Proto-South-Andusian: *mum
• Proto-Unterian: *mumi

Proto-North-Andusian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *mum (“scratch”).

Verb

*mum

1. scratch, scrape
2. card, comb (fleece)

Proto-South-Andusian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Andusian *mum (“scratch”).

Verb

*mum

1. scratch, incise
2. pattern (pottery)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Andusian *muᵐb (“snow”).

Noun

*mum

1. hail

Descendants

• Besoh: mium