urumi

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noun

An Indian sword with a flexible whip-like blade.

OriginMalayalam ഉറുമി ← Tamil உறுமி →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

nounurumi (plural urumis)

plural urumis

  1. An Indian sword with a flexible whip-like blade.
  2. entertainmentA double-headed hourglass drum from south India.

Origin

  1. Tamilஉறுமி
  2. Malayalamഉറുമി
  3. Englishurumi

Borrowed from Malayalam ഉറുമി (uṟumi) / Tamil உறுமி (uṟumi).

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Translations

Japanese ウルミ
  • ウルミ (urumi)sword
Cite this entry
APA

urumi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urumi

MLA

“urumi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urumi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urumi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urumi.

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