English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Chumash (plural Chumashim or Chumashes)
- (Judaism) Any book of the Pentateuch.
- The Pentateuch collectively.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]one of the Five Books of Moses
the Five Books of Moses
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Etymology 2
[edit]From Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Santa Barbara Channel Island people”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃumæʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æʃ
- (hyperforeign) IPA(key): /ˈʃumɑʃ/
Noun
[edit]Chumash (plural Chumashes or Chumash)
- A member of a particular Native American people of southern California.
Proper noun
[edit]Chumash
- The colonial given language name of this tribe.
See also
[edit]
Chumash people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
[edit]- Ethnologue entry for Barbareño, boi
- Ethnologue entry for Chumash, chs
- Ethnologue entry for Cruzeño, crz
- Ethnologue entry for Ineseño, inz
- Ethnologue entry for Obispeño, obi
- Ethnologue entry for Purisimeño, puy
- Ethnologue entry for Ventureño, veo
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