Urum

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/uːˈɹuːm/

proper noun

A Turkic language spoken in Ukraine and by a diaspora around the world, including in Georgia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Turkic language spoken in Ukraine and by a diaspora around the world, including in Georgia.

Origin

Derived from the endonym Rûm (Rome), the term for the Byzantine Empire in the Muslim world. See Arabic رُوم (rūm), Persian روم (Rūm), Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), etc.

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Translations

German Urum
  • Uruma Turkic language spoken in Ukraine
Greek Ουρούμ
  • Ουρούμ (Ouroúm)a Turkic language spoken in Ukraine
Russian уру́мский язы́к
  • уру́мский язы́к (urúmskij jazýk)a Turkic language spoken in Ukraine
Ukrainian уру́мська мо́ва
  • уру́мська мо́ва (urúmsʹka móva)a Turkic language spoken in Ukraine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Urum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urum

MLA

“Urum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Urum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urum.

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