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See also: Oom, OOM, -oom, -óom, óom, oöm, and 오옴

English

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Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam.

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oom (plural ooms)

  1. (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.) [from 19th c.]
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 73:
      He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch oom, from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (maternal uncle).

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oom (plural ooms, diminutive oompie)

  1. uncle

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (maternal uncle).

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oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n)

  1. uncle
    Synonym: nonkel

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: oom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: om
  • Negerhollands: noom, nom, noem
    • Virgin Islands Creole: nom, noom (dated)
  • Indonesian: om
  • Papiamentu: , òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom
  • Sranan Tongo: omu
  • West Frisian: omme, omke

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (maternal uncle).

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ôom m

  1. uncle, brother of one's parent (originally specifically one's mother)

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Further reading

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  • oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Wolof

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oom

  1. knee

Yucatec Maya

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  • (Campeche): oon

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oom

  1. avocado