oomn.

Brit.

/ʊ(ə)m/, U.S.

/ʊ(ə)m/, South African English

/ʊəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch oom.

Etymology: < South African Dutch oom (Afrikaans oom ) < Dutch oom (see eme n.).

South African.

Used as a respectful form of address to an older or elderly man. Hence: an older man, esp. an uncle.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun]

emeOE

unclec1300

nunclec1426

nunka1589

Unky?1790

nunky1796

nunk1822

oom1822

nunks1841

Unk1868

chacha1937

tito1969

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. xvii. 433 Old Lucas, or as he was more familiarly called, Oom Hans (Uncle Hans), now turned back with us.

1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm ii. xii. 227 At the farmhouses where he stopped the ‘ooms’ and ‘tantes’ remembered clearly the spider with its four grey horses.

1889 H. A. Bryden Kloof & Karroo i. 42 Mr. Pieter Maynier, familiarly called by Graaff Reinetters, ‘Oom Piet’ (Oom, or uncle, being a term of affection in South Africa).

1937 C. R. Prance Tante Rebella's Saga 29 Oom Jakob in middle-age was firmly established as ‘Oom’ to every burgher young enough to be his nephew or his son.

1951 L. G. Green Grow Lovely i. 17 That lean old man..—Oom Cappy van der Westhuysen is his name.

1993 A. Brink On the Contrary i. 6 He made an impression more of a seedy châtelain than of a governor; and in fact he was soon to invite me to call him Oom rather than Your Excellency.

2005 R. Zadok Gem Squash Tokoloshe ii. xviii. 297 ‘You don't remember me,’ he says, stepping into the shed. ‘It's me, Piet, your oom, remember.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

oompron.

Brit.

/uːm/, U.S.

/um/

Forms: 1800s– 'oom.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: whom pron.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial and nonstandard pronunciation of whom pron. or one by a non-native-speaker (in quot. 1994 by a French speaker): see H n. Compare earlier oo pron.²

colloquial.

Whom.

ΚΠ

c1870 A. Lloyd in W. Matthews Cockney Past & Present (1938) 91 Then left me for a feller 'oom she thought was much more grand.

1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 199 What is the sense of 'atin' those 'Oom you are paid to kill?

1919 E. Dyson Hello Soldier! 93 Jim-o done the hinvalid 'oom Sammy had to shove.

1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) Oct. 5 (News section) 69 Byron..came 'ere to make love to ladies, not one of 'oom could 'ave been as beautiful as you.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oom
释义	oomn. Brit. /ʊ(ə)m/, U.S. /ʊ(ə)m/, South African English /ʊəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch oom. Etymology: < South African Dutch oom (Afrikaans oom ) < Dutch oom (see eme n.). South African. Used as a respectful form of address to an older or elderly man. Hence: an older man, esp. an uncle. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > uncle > [noun] emeOE unclec1300 nunclec1426 nunka1589 Unky?1790 nunky1796 nunk1822 oom1822 nunks1841 Unk1868 chacha1937 tito1969 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. xvii. 433 Old Lucas, or as he was more familiarly called, Oom Hans (Uncle Hans), now turned back with us. 1883 O. Schreiner Story Afr. Farm ii. xii. 227 At the farmhouses where he stopped the ‘ooms’ and ‘tantes’ remembered clearly the spider with its four grey horses. 1889 H. A. Bryden Kloof & Karroo i. 42 Mr. Pieter Maynier, familiarly called by Graaff Reinetters, ‘Oom Piet’ (Oom, or uncle, being a term of affection in South Africa). 1937 C. R. Prance Tante Rebella's Saga 29 Oom Jakob in middle-age was firmly established as ‘Oom’ to every burgher young enough to be his nephew or his son. 1951 L. G. Green Grow Lovely i. 17 That lean old man..—Oom Cappy van der Westhuysen is his name. 1993 A. Brink On the Contrary i. 6 He made an impression more of a seedy châtelain than of a governor; and in fact he was soon to invite me to call him Oom rather than Your Excellency. 2005 R. Zadok Gem Squash Tokoloshe ii. xviii. 297 ‘You don't remember me,’ he says, stepping into the shed. ‘It's me, Piet, your oom, remember.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oompron. Brit. /uːm/, U.S. /um/ Forms: 1800s– 'oom. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: whom pron. Etymology: Representing a colloquial and nonstandard pronunciation of whom pron. or one by a non-native-speaker (in quot. 1994 by a French speaker): see H n. Compare earlier oo pron.² colloquial. Whom. ΚΠ c1870 A. Lloyd in W. Matthews Cockney Past & Present (1938) 91 Then left me for a feller 'oom she thought was much more grand. 1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 199 What is the sense of 'atin' those 'Oom you are paid to kill? 1919 E. Dyson Hello Soldier! 93 Jim-o done the hinvalid 'oom Sammy had to shove. 1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) Oct. 5 (News section) 69 Byron..came 'ere to make love to ladies, not one of 'oom could 'ave been as beautiful as you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822pron.c1870
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