giumcã

Aromanian

Etymology

From the Slavic diminutive of giumbã, compare Bulgarian джумка (džumka) and Macedonian џумка (džumka), alongside Greek τσούκα (tsoúka, “bump on the head”).

Noun

giumcã f (plural giumtse)

  1. swelling, growth, bump, tumor
    Synonym: giumbã
    caplu lji si featse tot giumtse
    his head got bumps all over

References

  • Cunia (2010), page 503b: “giumcã”
  • Papahagi (1974), page 635: “ǧĭúmcă”
  • Capidan Aromânii, page 314: “ǧumcă”
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