Koum

See also: koum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cougghum in 1410. Borrowed from West Frisian Koum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Coda (a personal name) or Côfa and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑu̯m/
• Hyphenation: Koum
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯m

Proper noun

Koum n

1. A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *komb, *kamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb. More at comb.

Noun

Koum m (plural Koume)

1. comb

Related terms

• keeme