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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From the [[w:Sumerian_language:Sumerian]] word ''yám'', meaning bright or white.
From the [[w:Sumerian_language|Sumerian]] word ''yám'', meaning bright or white.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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Nanyse

Alternative Forms

ϣλц (Dumun script)

Etymology

From the Sumerian word yám, meaning bright or white.

Pronunciation

  • (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /wʉm/
  • (Kote Dialect) IPA: /wɵm/
  • (Jara Dialect) IPA: /wʉm/
  • (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /wum/

Noun

wum i (plural: wumz; wumza; wumwum)

  1. The color white.

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