Dictionary

Dom en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /dɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɑm/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio
• /dɔm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Shortenings.

Meanings

1. A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of dom.
   alt of dom

Dom en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /dɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɑm/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio
• /dɔm/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Portuguese dom, and its source, Latin dominus.

Meanings

1. A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.
2. A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.

Forms

Dom en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /dɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɑm/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio
• /dɔm/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma). Doublet of Rom.

Meanings

1. A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies.
   • Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners. 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 2:

Forms

Dom en · PROPN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /dɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɑm/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio
• /dɔm/ (Australia)

Etymology

Related to Rom and Lom.

Meanings

1. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.
2. (offensive, sometimes) A Middle Eastern Gypsy.

Forms