うむ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of うむ – see the following entries.

【有無】 [noun] existence, presence or absence

【生む】 [verb] to give birth to; to bear (a child); (of eggs) to lay; (of fish) to spawn [verb] to produce (something) Alternative spelling 産む

【産む】 [verb] Alternative spelling of 生む (“to give birth; to bear”)

【倦む】 [verb] get tired of, lose interest in

【膿む】 [verb] [from 828] to fester, to suppurate, to pustulate

(This term, うむ (umu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as うむ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うむ.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うむ [úꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟mɯ̟]

Interjection

うむ • (umu) 

1. Synonym of うん