Dom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dom"

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɒm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɑm/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /dɔm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒm
• Homophones: dom; domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me

Etymology 1

Shortenings.

Proper noun

Dom

1. A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.
2. (BDSM) Alternative letter-case form of dom.

Etymology 2

From Portuguese dom, and its source, Latin dominus.

Noun

Dom (plural Doms)

1. A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.
2. A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.

Etymology 3

From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma). Doublet of Rom.

Noun

Dom (plural Doms)

1. A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies.
   • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 2:

     Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners.

Etymology 4

Related to Rom and Lom.

Proper noun

Dom

1. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.

Anagrams

• MOD, MoD, ODM, mod, mod.