noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹu.mən/
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rhymes with -uːmən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paunch, fack, fardingbag
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compartment, tripe
2
noun
Meaning 2
the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: first stomach
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rūmen.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كَرِش
(kariš)
— first stomach of ruminants
Asturian:
ventrón
— first stomach of ruminants
Breton:
sac'hig
— first stomach of ruminants
Bulgarian:
търбух
(tǎrbuh)
— first stomach of ruminants
Catalan:
rumen
— first stomach of ruminants
Chinese Mandarin:
瘤胃
(liúwèi)
— first stomach of ruminants
Czech:
bachor
— first stomach of ruminants
Danish:
vom
— first stomach of ruminants
Dutch:
pens
— first stomach of ruminants
Faroese:
vomb
— first stomach of ruminants
Finnish:
pötsi
— first stomach of ruminants
French:
panse
— first stomach of ruminants
French:
rumen
— first stomach of ruminants
German:
Pansen
— first stomach of ruminants
German:
Wanst
— first stomach of ruminants
Greek:
προστόμαχος
(prostómachos)
— first stomach of ruminants
Hebrew:
כרס
(karés)
— first stomach of ruminants
Hebrew:
המסס
(hemsés)
— first stomach of ruminants
Hungarian:
bendő
— first stomach of ruminants
Italian:
rumine
— first stomach of ruminants
Japanese:
ミノ
(mino)
— first stomach of ruminants
Korean:
혹위
(hogwi)
— first stomach of ruminants
Korean:
제1 위
(jeil wi)
— first stomach of ruminants
Central Kurdish:
وِرگ
(wirg)
— first stomach of ruminants
Latin:
rūmen
— first stomach of ruminants
Latin:
ingluviēs
— first stomach of ruminants
Macedonian:
бураг
(burag)
— first stomach of ruminants
Malay:
rumen
— first stomach of ruminants
Persian:
شکمبه
(šekambe)
— first stomach of ruminants
Persian:
سیرابی
(sirâbi)
— first stomach of ruminants
Polish:
żwacz
— first stomach of ruminants
Portuguese:
rúmen
— first stomach of ruminants
Romanian:
rumen
— first stomach of ruminants
Russian:
рубе́ц
(rubéc)
— first stomach of ruminants
Serbo-Croatian:
bùrāg
— first stomach of ruminants
Serbo-Croatian:
бу̀ра̄г
— first stomach of ruminants
Slovak:
bachor
— first stomach of ruminants
Old Slovak:
bachor
— first stomach of ruminants
Spanish:
rumen
— first stomach of ruminants
Swedish:
vom
— first stomach of ruminants
Swedish:
våm
— first stomach of ruminants
Turkish:
işkembe
— first stomach of ruminants
Turkish:
şkembe
— first stomach of ruminants
Ottoman Turkish:
اشكمبه
(işkembe)
— first stomach of ruminants
Ottoman Turkish:
شكمبه
(şkembe)
— first stomach of ruminants
