gum
Bedeutung (English)
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The flesh around the teeth.
Concepts
gummi
Zahnfleisch -es
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Kaugummi ''n''
Eucalyptus
Pflanzengummi
Klebgummi
Weichgummi
Synonyms
ula
india-rubber
inflamation
tooth ridge
sticky stuff
Eucalyptus
adhesive agent
adhesive material
gum-tree
dental pad
gengiva
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ɡʌm/
Etymology (English)
From Middle English gome, from Old English gōma (“palate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gōmô, *gaumô (“palate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂u-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂w- (“to gape, yawn”). See also German Gaumen, Old Norse gómr, Icelandic gómur; also Tocharian A ko, Tocharian B koyṃ (“mouth”), Lithuanian gomurỹs (“palate”). More at yawn.
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