ćumi

Romani

Alternative forms

• chumi (Anglicized)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चुम्ब (cumba). Cognate with Gujarati ચૂમી (cūmī) and Hindustani چُمّا / चुम्मा (cummā).

Noun

ćumi f (plural ćumǎ)

1. (International Standard) kiss

   Synonym: ćumidi

References

• Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “ćumi”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 135
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cumba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 265