Etymology

Chumash

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Today it means: A member of a particular Native American people of southern California. Full definition →

Yiddish חומש ← Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ
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Chumash · proper noun1

  1. Hebrew · derived fromחֻמָּשׁ
  2. Yiddish · derived fromחומש
  3. English todayChumash

From Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”).

Chumash · noun, proper noun2

  1. inz · borrowed fromčʰumaš“the Santa Barbara Channel Island people”
  2. English todayChumash

From Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Santa Barbara Channel Island people”).

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