Ombushes

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  • ambushes → the mythological motif of natives lying in wait to ambush the returning exile → FW 005.27: collupsus
  • ombud: (Swedish) a commissioner
  • aum bushes → "sacred bush" aum meaning "sacred" in Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism and bush refering to the burning bush
  • Oom: (Dutch) uncle
  • Om: (Dutch) around
  • Om: (Romanian) man
  • Omu: Omu peak is located in the Bucegi mountains in Romania; the Bucegi is believed to be the Thracian holy mountain Kogainon, on which the mythical figure Zalmoxis resided in a cave
  • Om: a river in Russia
  • Ohm: a unit of electrical resistance