yuum

Serer

Etymology

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yuum, whence also Fula njuumri. Cognate with Kobiana joom.[1]

Noun

yuum (definite article fe)

  1. honey

References

  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022), Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 144

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

Noun

yuum (plural yuumoʼob)

  1. father
  2. lord
  3. (religion, mythology) a god
    Yuum K’áax ("Lord of the Forest": a Mayan god of the forest and chocolate)
    Yuum Cháak ("Lord of Rain": Chaac, a Mayan rain god)
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