shtum

Meaning

Adjective

Silent; speechless; dumb.

Origin

Borrowed from Yiddish שטום ("mute, dumb, voiceless"), from Middle High German stum, from Old High German stum. Cognate with German stumm, Dutch stom, Swedish stum. stum.

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