giumcã

Aromanian

Etymology

From the Slavic diminutive of giumbã, compare Bulgarian джумка (džumka) and Macedonian џумка (džumka), alongside Greek τσούκα (tsoúka, “bump on the head”).

Noun

giumcã (plural giumtse)

  1. swelling, growth, bump, tumor
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:giumbã
    caplu lji si featse tot giumtse
    his head got bumps all over

References

  • Cunia (2010), page 503b: “giumcã”
  • Papahagi (1974), page 635: “ǧĭúmcă”
  • Capidan Aromânii, page 314: “ǧumcă”
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