tom en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /tɑm/ (General-American)
- /tɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom English tom From generic use of the proper name Tom.
Meanings
- The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
- The male of the turkey.
- The male of the orangutan.
- The male of certain other animals.
- (UK, dated, slang) A female prostitute.
- (US, slang) A lesbian.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of tom-tom.
alt of tom-tom
- (obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
- (UK, obsolete, regional) A close-stool.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
tom-kitten · tomling · tomfool · tomboy · tomtit · tomcat · tom-tit · tomgirl
Synonyms
male (male of other animals) · buck (male of other animals) · stag (male of other animals) · he-cat (male cat) · tomcat (male cat) · turkeycock (male turkey)
Translations (105)
nb hannkatt (male cat) · es gato (male cat) · sv hängpuka (drum type) · ko 수고양이 (male cat) · pl kocur (male cat) · lv runcis (male cat) · ja 雄猫 (male cat) · fi uroskissa (male cat) · ru кот (male cat) · sv tom (drum type) · ro cotoi (male cat) · wa marou (male cat) · sh mačak (male cat) · br targazh (male cat) · ro mascul (male of other animals) · io katulo (male cat) · eo katiĉo (male cat) · mi tame (male cat) · km ឆ្មាបា (male cat) · dsb kócor (male cat) · da hankat (male cat) · es macho (male of other animals) · de männliche Katze (male cat) · nl kater (male cat) · pt gato (male cat) · km សត្វឆ្មាបា (male cat) · el κεραμιδόγατος (male cat) · sv hane (male of other animals) · ur بلّا (male cat) · fr matou (male cat) · crh pardoş (male cat) · afb قطو (male cat) · sk kocúr (male cat) · fi kolli (male cat) · tr kotak (male cat) · as বোন্দা (male cat) · vo hikat (male cat) · nv mósíkąʼ (male cat) · sd ٽامڪ (male cat) · sh mačor (male cat) · nl mannetjeskat (male cat) · hsb kocor (male cat) · my ကြောင်ထီး (male cat) · nl mannetje (male of other animals) · izh kullikasi (male cat) · afb عتوي (male cat) · de Männchen (male of other animals) · ru саме́ц (male of other animals) · uk кіт (male cat) · ro motan (male cat) · fi tom (drum type) · fi tomi (drum type) · fr mâle (male of other animals) · hi बिल्ला (male cat) · el γάτος (male cat) · is högni (male cat) · de Kätzerich (male cat) · lo ແມວຜູ້ (male cat) · ks بیٛور (male cat) · fi koiras (male of other animals) · it maschio (male of other animals) · bg котара́к (male cat) · lv tēviņš (male of other animals) · jam man puss (male cat) · pt macho (male of other animals) · ms kucing jantan (male cat) · fj pusi (male cat) · eo virkato (male cat) · ast gatu (male cat) · sv hankatt (male cat) · be кот (male cat) · nn hannkatt (male cat) · nn fross (male cat) · cs kocour (male cat) · de Katzenmännchen (male cat) · ga fearchat (male cat) · yi קאָטער (male cat) · mk мачор (male cat) · bg самец (male of other animals) · ca gat (male cat) · sh мачор (male cat) · ha mùzūrū (male cat) · ks برٛور (male cat) · sh мачак (male cat) · hu kandúr (male cat) · wa marcåd (male cat) · ia catto (male cat) · jam ram puss (male cat) · cy cath wryw (male cat) · de Kater (male cat) · fy boarre (male cat) · it gatto (male cat) · cy gwrcath (male cat) · da han (male of other animals) · tt ата мәче (male cat) · nv gídíkąʼ (male cat) · ml കണ്ടൻപൂച്ച (male cat) · fr chat (male cat) · ar قِطّ (male cat) · pl kot (male cat) · cmn 郎貓 /郎猫 (male cat) · te పోతుపిల్లి (male cat) · ca mascle (male of other animals) · el αλητόγατος (male cat) · es tamtan (drum type)