"Sumain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Sumains [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish su (“your”) + French main (“hand”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|su|t=your}} Spanish su (“your”), {{der|en|fr|main|t=hand}} French main (“hand”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sumain (plural Sumains)
  1. (Deaf culture, neologism, uncommon) Someone who communicates primarily using a sign language. Tags: neologism, uncommon
    Sense id: en-Sumain-en-noun-P6ZHTXBn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Growing up I lived as \"passing as a hearing-identified person\" who was taught the English language through speech training. Upon discovery of ASL and the DEAF-WORLD, the ease of conversations changed my life. Nowadays, I'm a Sumain; \"a coined word from two languages - Su - your; main - hands which as a group connect with each other using our hands.\"",
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