tum-tum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle. India
    — An optimistic old man was our driver; he needed all his optimism too, for his tum-tum was one of the most rickety I've seen , and his little pony very tiny. The balance of this vehicle was most important; we had to sit in certain definite positions ...
  2. A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain in a wooden mortar until it is soft. uncountable
  3. Stomach. childish,informal
    — Can't eat - my tum-tum's hurting.
  4. Abdomen. childish,informal
    — The dog likes having its tum-tum rubbed.

词形变化

tum-tums plural tum tum alternative tumtum alternative tum tum alternative tumtum alternative tum-tums plural tum tum alternative tumtum alternative

词源

词源 1
Uncertain. Perhaps onomatopoeia (of hooves or footfalls); compare tuk-tuk. Perhaps from tandem.
词源 2
Borrowed fom Twi Akan tumtum (“mashed green bananas”). Compare Sranan Tongo tonton (“mashed plantain dumpling”).
词源 3
Reduplication of tum, a shortened form of tummy.
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