Definitions For Centum

Alternative forms

Centum

Etymology 1

{{learned borrowing, en, la, centum, , hundred}}, attested at least since 1890s. Its use in linguistics is due to it being a canonical example of a word retaining an original velar stop, as opposed to {{cog, ae, 𐬯𐬀𐬙𐬆𐬨}}. {{doublet, en, hundred}}.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛntəm/

Adjective

(not comparable) (Indo-European linguistics) referring to an indo-european language that did not produce sibilants from a series of proto-indo-european palatovelar stops

Antonyms

satem

Derived terms

centumization

Etymology 2

{{calque, en, sa, शतक, , a hundred; a satakam}}. The latter meaning is attested at least since 1991 and is explained by 100-point {{w, academic grading in India}}.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛntəm/

Noun

CENTUM (plural CENTUMs) (Sanskrit and other Indian philology) satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic (India) perfect score on a board exam