gvam
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- hwam
Etymology
From Old Norse vǫmb, from Proto-Germanic *wambō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kwɑ́ːm] (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ɑ́ːm
Noun
gvam f (definite singular gvama)
- (anatomy) paunch, rumen
Derived terms
- gvami
- vabb
- vabbug
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “gvam”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 790