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akum

akum noun: an idolater, a heathen, a nonbeliever.

Noun

akum (plural akums or akum)

  1. An idolater, a heathen, a nonbeliever
  2. (euphemistic) A non-Jew (used to avoid censorship in Jewish texts).

Forms of akum

pluralakums
pluralakum
alternative formakkum

Origin of akum

Presumably from Hebrew עכו״ם (an acronym for the phrase עובד כוכבים ומזלות "worshiper of stars and constellations"), pronounced as a word.

Questions about akum

What does akum mean?
Akum means an idolater, a heathen, a nonbeliever.
What part of speech is akum?
Akum is a noun.
What is the plural of akum?
The plural of akum is akums.

Words near akum in the dictionary

  1. Akubras
  2. akudjura
  3. Akula
  4. Akulas
  5. akule
  6. akum
  7. akuma
  8. akumas
  9. akums
  10. Akure
  11. Akureyri

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