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Kum.

German translation: Fräulein


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English term or phrase:Kum. - Kumari
German translation:Fräulein
Entered by: Steffen Walter
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17:03 Jan 3, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
English term or phrase: Kum.
"Shri./Smt./Kum. xxx"

This comes up in an Indian English-language document. I found out that "Shri." is for Mr. and "Smt." for Mrs.
Is the "Kum." for Miss?
I could not find it anywhere....
Bettina Rittsteuer
Local time: 02:13
Kumari
Explanation:
Ja, Du hast recht - das ist die indische Bezeichnung für "Fräulein"
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unetz
Local time: 02:13
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Vielen Dank!!!!
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kum.
Kumari


Explanation:
Ja, Du hast recht - das ist die indische Bezeichnung für "Fräulein"


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indisches_Englisch
unetz
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Vielen Dank!!!!

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Changes made by editors
Jan 4, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Edited KOG entryBettina Rittsteuer's old entry - "Kum." => "Kumari, Fräulein"
Jan 4, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)Government / Politics => Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs


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