مەھكۇم

Uyghur

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْكُوم (maḥkūm), passive participle of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, “to judge, to sentence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛhkum/

Adjective

مەھكۇم • (mehkum)

1. sentenced, convicted
2. oppressed

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN