# Urum

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /uːˈɹuːm/

## Definitions
1. A Turkic language spoken in Ukraine and by a diaspora around the world, including in Georgia.

## Etymology
Derived from the endonym Rûm (Rome), the term for the Byzantine Empire in the Muslim world. See Arabic رُوم (Rūm), Persian روم (Rūm), Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/urum