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Kum (other)
Kum may refer to: * Kum, a Slavic form of a godfather or a groomsman, similar to a blood brother * Kum., an abbreviation of the Indian honorific ''Kumari'', used for unmarried women * Kum (mountain), a mountain in Slovenia * Kum, Cantonese form of Qin (surname) (琴) and Jin (Chinese surname) (金) * Guqin (a.k.a. Kum or Qin), a Cantonese musical instrument (琴) * ''Kum-Kum'', an anime * Qom, a city in Iran * Qom Province, Iran, whose seat is Qom * Kum, Mazandaran, Iran * Kum, West Azerbaijan, Iran * Qum, Azerbaijan * Christian Kum, Dutch footballer * Kumkum (actress) (a.k.a. Kum Kum), Bollywood actress of 1950s–1970s * Geum River (a.k.a. Kum), a river in South Korea * Kumyk language Kumyk (къумукъ тил,L. S. Levitskaya, "Kumyk language", in ''Languages of the world. Turkic languages'' (1997). (in Russian) qumuq til, قموق تيل) is a Turkic language spoken by about 426,212 people, mainly by the Kumyks, in the D ... (ISO code kum), a Turkic language spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godparent
In infant baptism and denominations of Christianity, a godparent (also known as a sponsor, or '' gossiprede'') is someone who bears witness to a child's christening and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelong spiritual formation. In the past, in some countries, the role carried some legal obligations as well as religious responsibilities. In both religious and civil views, a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take an interest in the child's upbringing and personal development, to offer mentorship or claim legal guardianship of the child if anything should happen to the parents. A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a godchild (i.e. godson for boys and goddaughter for girls). Christianity Origins and history As early as the 2nd century AD, infant baptism had begun to gain acceptance among Catholic Christians for the spiritual purification and social initiation of infa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumyk Language
Kumyk (къумукъ тил,L. S. Levitskaya, "Kumyk language", in ''Languages of the world. Turkic languages'' (1997). (in Russian) qumuq til, قموق تيل) is a Turkic language spoken by about 426,212 people, mainly by the Kumyks, in the Dagestan, North Ossetia and Chechen republics of the Russian Federation. Until the 20th century Kumyk was the lingua-franca of the Northern Caucasus. Classification Kumyk language belongs to the Kipchak-Cuman subfamily of the Kipchak family of the Turkic languages. It's a descendant of the Cuman language, with likely influence from the Khazar language,Baskakov N.A. Введение в изучение тюркских языков. М., 1962, с. 236. and in addition contains words from the Bulghar and Oghuz substratum. The closest languages to Kumyk are Karachay-Balkar, Crimean Tatar, and Karaim languages. Nikolay Baskakov, based on a 12th century scripture named Codex Cumanicus, included modern Kumyk, Karachai-Balkar, Crimean T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geum River
The Geumgang River is located in South Korea. It is a major river that originates in Jangsu-eup, North Jeolla Province. It flows northward through North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces and then changes direction in the vicinity of Greater Daejeon and flows southwest through South Chungcheong Province before emptying into the Yellow Sea near Gunsan city. The river is long, making it the third longest in South Korea. The area of the Geum River Basin is . The upper part of the river flows slowly through part of the Noryeongsanmaek Mountains and is marked by extensive stream meandering. On the other hand, river curves on middle and lower parts of the river are more gradual and there is comparatively less stream meandering. Tributary streams of the Geumgang include the Gap-cheon, Yugu-cheon, Miho-cheon, Unsan-cheon, Seokseong-cheon, and Nonsan-cheon. Several small alluvial plains including the Honam and Nonsan Plain have been formed by the flow of the Geumgang and its tribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumkum (actress)
Kumkum, born Zaibunnisa (08 June 1934 – 28 July 2020), was an Indian actress. She acted in approximately 115 films during her career. She is best known for her roles in ''Mr. X in Bombay'' (1964), ''Mother India'' (1957), ''Son of India'' (1962), ''Kohinoor'' (1960), ''Ujala'', ''Naya Daur'', ''Shreeman Funtoosh'', ''Ek Sapera Ek Lutera'', ''Ganga Ki Laharen'', ''Raja Aur Runk'', ''Aankhen'' (1968), ''Lalkaar'', ''Geet'' and ''Ek Kuwara Ek Kuwari''. She paired with many film heroes of her era and was popular in roles alongside Kishore Kumar. Kumkum also acted in Bhojpuri films, starting with ''Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo'' (1963), which was also the first ever Bhojpuri film. Early life Kumkum's birth name is Zaibunnisa Khan. She was born in a prestigious Muslim family to Sayed Manzoor Hassan Nawab of Hussainabad in Sheikhpura district of Bihar and Khursheed Bano. Kumkum married Sajjad Akbar Khan who hailed from Lucknow, India and worked in Saudi Arabia. Kumkum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Kum
Christian Kum (; born 13 September 1985) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He formerly played eight years for ADO Den Haag, where he started his career, and two seasons for SC Heerenveen. Club career Kum was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, but moved to the Netherlands when he was a year-and-a-half old. He is the son of a German father and Dutch mother. Kum began playing football for DSO from Zoetermeer and was scouted by Feyenoord and was signed. However, the club released him and he eventually moved to amateur club RVC Rijswijk where he was spotted by Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag where he entered the youth academy. Kum has Dutch and German citizenship. ADO Den Haag In the second half of the 2005–06 season, Kum replaced the injured Spira Grujić and made his debut for the club in a 2–0 loss against PSV Eindhoven on 29 January 2012 when he received a yellow card and played 90 minutes. Kum made 2 more appearances this season. Over the next two seasons, Kum developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qum, Azerbaijan
Cum (also Qum, pronounced Gum) is a village and municipality in the Qakh Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th .... It has a population of 1,954. External links References * Populated places in Qakh District {{Qakh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kum, West Azerbaijan
Kum ( fa, كوم, also Romanized as Kūm) is a village in Shenetal Rural District, Kuhsar District, Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 333, in 64 families. References Populated places in Salmas County {{Salmas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kum, Mazandaran
Kam ( fa, كام, also Romanized as Kām; also known as Kūm) is a village in Sheykh Fazlolah-e Nuri Rural District, Baladeh District, Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 95, in 28 families. References Populated places in Nur County {{Nur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groomsman
A groomsman or usher is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony and performs the first speech at the wedding. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve as groomsmen, and it is considered an honor to be selected. From his groomsmen, the groom usually chooses one to serve as best man. For a wedding with many guests, the groom may also ask other male friends and relatives to act as ushers without otherwise participating in the wedding ceremony; their sole task is ushering guests to their seats before the ceremony. Ushers may also be hired for very large weddings. In a military officer's wedding, the roles of groomsmen are replaced by swordsmen of the sword honor guard. They are usually picked as close personal friends of the groom who have served with him. Their role includes forming the traditional saber arch for the married couple and guests to walk through. The first recorded use of the word ‘groomsmen’, according to the Oxford Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kum-Kum
is a Japanese animated television series, consisting of 26 episodes. The plot and characters were created by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and it was directed by Rintaro and first broadcast on TBS between 3 October 1975 and 26 March 1976. The name was changed to ''Kum-Kum'' after the sixth episode. It was adapted as a manga in December 1975, written and illustrated by Takemaru Nagata, and serialized in Kodansha's ''Terebi Magajin'' (TV Magazine) under the name "Kum-Kum." A four-panel comic strip adaptation of the series also appeared periodically in Mainichi Shimbun in Osaka. The series explored the adventures of Kum-Kum, a naughty boy in primeval times, and his friends as they grow up, often playing antics that surprise the occasional visitor to their village, and which almost always end up with Kum-Kum being grounded by his stern father, Paru Paru. Characters *Kum-Kum (voiced by Kazue Tagami) is the main character, a naughty and kind boy. *Chiru-Chiru (voiced by Teruko Akiyama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
