ҡомһоҙ

Bashkir

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly reinterpreted as having the abessive ending from a Mongolic archetype (compare Mongolian хомс (xoms, “insufficient, scanty”)).

See also ҡомағай (qomağay), which is clearly of Mongolic origin and appears to have the same primary root syllable (qom-).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [qʊ̞mˈhʊ̞ð]
  • Hyphenation: ҡом‧һоҙ

Adjective

ҡомһоҙ • (qomhoź)

  1. greedy for money or property, avaricious, covetous
  2. insatiable for food

Synonyms
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