Off topic: How would you pronounce this word? what does it sound like? Thread poster: Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
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Hey Guys!
I would like to know how would you pronounce this word in English, especially if you are a native speaker of English.
The word is "UZUM". It does not exist, I made it up to name something.
I would also appreciate your telling me what it sounds like, what it suggests to you or any thoughts that this word may bring up.
Also if it means something rude or weird in any of your languages I would appreciate your telling me.
I am not telling why I need it b... See more Hey Guys!
I would like to know how would you pronounce this word in English, especially if you are a native speaker of English.
The word is "UZUM". It does not exist, I made it up to name something.
I would also appreciate your telling me what it sounds like, what it suggests to you or any thoughts that this word may bring up.
Also if it means something rude or weird in any of your languages I would appreciate your telling me.
I am not telling why I need it because I don't want to condition your ideas LOL.
Thanks and enjoy the weekend!!! ▲ Collapse
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Dave Bindon 
Greece
Local time: 15:38
Greek to English
In memoriam
In UK English (influenced by other brand names) my first thought was "Use 'em" [Use them]. It could be an effective name for some products, or a disastrous one for others ['use' also has the meaning of 'exploit' or 'cheat'].
[Edited at 2012-07-20 23:03 GMT]
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Marina Steinbach
United States
Local time: 08:38
Member (2011)
English to German
| This word does not exist? | Jul 21, 2012 |
Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña wrote:
The word is "UZUM". It does not exist, I made it up to name something.
This word does not exist? Google gives me 7,910,000 results. Strange...
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Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Local time: 14:38
Member (2012)
English to Spanish
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| To me it sounds like an indigenous words | Jul 21, 2012 |
A word coming from ancestral tribes in Africa.
Maybe my imagination is rambling...
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:38
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| This question appears twice | Jul 21, 2012 |
This question appears twice in the list, each occurrence with a slightly different title. One is under "Fun with language" and the other is under "Linguistics". I suggest you remove one of them.
[Edited at 2012-07-21 09:14 GMT]
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ladytraduk
Italy
Local time: 14:38
English to Italian
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| Uzum in Italy | Jul 21, 2012 |
In turkish it means grape. I'm don't know a word in turkish, but I googled "uzum" out of curiosity because Marina wrote there were 7,000,000 results... The U is written slightly different though, but it makes no difference to Google.
In Italy it would be pronounced /ootzoom/
It would be a good name for ...a Photo Zoom! an agricultural product, a sauce, a musical instrument or a weapon.
It sounds similar to the Italian word "uso" wich means "use" and to the word "zum" w... See more In turkish it means grape. I'm don't know a word in turkish, but I googled "uzum" out of curiosity because Marina wrote there were 7,000,000 results... The U is written slightly different though, but it makes no difference to Google.
In Italy it would be pronounced /ootzoom/
It would be a good name for ...a Photo Zoom! an agricultural product, a sauce, a musical instrument or a weapon.
It sounds similar to the Italian word "uso" wich means "use" and to the word "zum" which is used to refer to the typical sound of ...drums. zum zum zum zum zum! 
Please let us know what product it is in the end.... ▲ Collapse
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Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 09:38
Portuguese to English
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In Brazilian Portuguese, it would probably be "oo-ZOOM".
Interestingly, the word Uzum appears to be used in some languages to represent the grape family (when I opened "Images of UZUM" bunches of grapes appeared)
Unfortunately I don't speak Turkish but I found this, maybe someone could shed light on what they are saying:
"Üzüm, asmagiller (Vitaceae) familyasının Vitis cinsinden yeryüzünde kültürü yapılan en eski meyve türlerine verilen ad.
Tarihçesi M.Ö 5000 ... See more In Brazilian Portuguese, it would probably be "oo-ZOOM".
Interestingly, the word Uzum appears to be used in some languages to represent the grape family (when I opened "Images of UZUM" bunches of grapes appeared)
Unfortunately I don't speak Turkish but I found this, maybe someone could shed light on what they are saying:
"Üzüm, asmagiller (Vitaceae) familyasının Vitis cinsinden yeryüzünde kültürü yapılan en eski meyve türlerine verilen ad.
Tarihçesi M.Ö 5000 yılına kadar dayanır. Anavatanı Anadolu'yu da içine alan Küçük Asya, Kafkasya'yı da kapsayan bölgedir. Diğer meyvelerle kıyaslandığında en fazla çeşide sahip olan türlerden biri olan üzümüm 15.000'nin üzerinde üzüm çeşidi bulunduğu tahmin edilmektedir. Anavatanı Anadolu olan çeşitler 1200'ün üzerindedir. Bu çeşitlerden oluşturulmuş Milli Koleksiyon Bağı Tekirdağ Bağcılık Araştırma Enstitüsünde bulunmaktadır. Bunların 50-60 kadarının ekonomik üretimi yapılmaktadır."
The only words I recognise are "Vitaceae" and "Asya", also "kültürü" which could be "culture".
Reference: http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/��züm ▲ Collapse
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