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Koum
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koum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as cougghum in 1410. Borrowed from nl fy Koum, potentially derived from a compound of nl ofs Coda a personal name or ofs Côfa and ofs hēm home, settlement.
Pronunciation
nl /kɑu̯m/
nl Koum
nl ɑu̯m 1
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Waadhoeke p/Friesland c/Netherlands
References
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
stq gem-pro 1
From stq ofs *komb, ofs *kamb, from stq gmw-pro *kamb. More at en comb.
Noun
stq noun m plural Koume
comb
Related terms
stq keeme