roum

English

Alternative forms

room

Etymology

From an Indian language.

Noun

roum (uncountable)

(obsolete) A deep blue dye.

Anagrams

Muro

Middle English

Alternative forms

rom, roume, rum

Etymology

Inherited from Old English rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈruːm/

Noun

roum (plural roumes)

A space or area.
A room.

Related terms

rymthe

Descendants

English: room
- → Scottish Gaelic: rùm
- → Fiji Hindi: rum
Scots: rowm, roum

References

“rǒum, n.(2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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