kuma

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See also: kumā, kumå, kūmā, kʉma, and -kuma-

Bambara

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Verb

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kuma

  1. (intransitive) to speak

Noun

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kuma

  1. word, that which is spoken

References

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Basque

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kuma

Noun

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kuma inan

  1. A cradle.

Synonyms

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Dangaléat

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Noun

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kúmá (West), kūmà (East)

  1. meat
    kúm dì (West), kūm dī (East) : only the meat (showing regular deletion of the -a when another syllable follows)

References

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  • Jean Pierre Caprile: Études phonologiques tchadiennes

Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese como.

Pronoun

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kuma

  1. that
  2. what
  3. how

Hoava

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Noun

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kuma

  1. water

References

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  • Karen Davis, A grammar of the Hoava language, Western Solomons (2003), page 36

Jamtish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse koma (to come), from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (to step).

Pronunciation

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  • (Åre) IPA(key): [²kʰoˑmuᵝ]
  • (Mattmar, Näskott) IPA(key): [²kʰɔːmɔ]
  • (Hackås, Hallen, Håsjö, Häggenås, Hällesjö, Marieby, Revsund, Rätan) IPA(key): [²kʰuᵝmːa]
  • (Rödön) IPA(key): [²kʰuᵝmːæ]
  • (Hammerdal) IPA(key): [²kʰɔmːa]
  • (Berg) IPA(key): [²kʰɶmːa]
  • (Ragunda) IPA(key): [²kʰuᵝma], [²kʰuᵝmːa][1]
  • (Fors) IPA(key): [²kʰʊma]

Verb

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kuma

  1. to come

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Söderström, Sven. 1972. Om kvantitetsutvecklingen i norrländska folkmål. p. 34

Japanese

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Romanization

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kuma

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くま

Kaurna

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Noun

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kuma

  1. another
    kumartadifferent, distinct, separate
    kumartappendito separate

Numeral

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kuma

  1. one
    kuma partirrkaone hundred
    kuma uwataone thousand
    kumiwurruone million
    kumantionly one, just one
    kumangkato be one; together
    kuma kumangkaone after the other
    kumarlukuonce
    kumarlukuntionly once
    kumapurtuall at once

References

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  • Warra Kaurna Yalaka, ed. Rob Amery. November 2017

Kituba

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Verb

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kuma

  1. to arrive

Lindu

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Noun

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kuma

  1. germ

Maaka

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Noun

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kuma

  1. ear

References

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Mauritian Creole

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Adverb

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kuma

  1. Alternative spelling of kouma

Oromo

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *kum-. Compare Hadiyya kúma, Sidamo kúme and Somali kun.

Numeral

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kuma

  1. thousand

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ma/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Syllabification: ku‧ma

Etymology 1

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From kum +‎ -a.

Noun

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kuma f (male equivalent kum)

  1. female equivalent of kum (godmother)
  2. (colloquial) neighbor, neighbour
  3. (colloquial) friend
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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kuma m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of kum

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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kuma

  1. third-person singular present of kumać

Further reading

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  • kuma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kuma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rama

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Noun

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kuma

  1. woman

References

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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kuma f (Cyrillic spelling кума)

  1. godmother
  2. goodwife, gossip

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuma (n class, plural kuma)

  1. vulva
  2. vagina

Taivoan

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Noun

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kuma

  1. the crowds
  2. the Shrine of Taivoan in some Taivoan communities.
  3. younger brother

Adjective

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kuma

  1. many (people)

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قومه (kuma), itself from Proto-Turkic *koma.

Noun

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kuma (definite accusative kumayı, plural kumalar)

  1. a woman who lives with a married man (and the rest of his family), concubine

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative kuma
Definite accusative kumayı
Singular Plural
Nominative kuma kumalar
Definite accusative kumayı kumaları
Dative kumaya kumalara
Locative kumada kumalarda
Ablative kumadan kumalardan
Genitive kumanın kumaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kumam kumalarım
2nd singular kuman kumaların
3rd singular kuması kumaları
1st plural kumamız kumalarımız
2nd plural kumanız kumalarınız
3rd plural kumaları kumaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kumamı kumalarımı
2nd singular kumanı kumalarını
3rd singular kumasını kumalarını
1st plural kumamızı kumalarımızı
2nd plural kumanızı kumalarınızı
3rd plural kumalarını kumalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kumama kumalarıma
2nd singular kumana kumalarına
3rd singular kumasına kumalarına
1st plural kumamıza kumalarımıza
2nd plural kumanıza kumalarınıza
3rd plural kumalarına kumalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kumamda kumalarımda
2nd singular kumanda kumalarında
3rd singular kumasında kumalarında
1st plural kumamızda kumalarımızda
2nd plural kumanızda kumalarınızda
3rd plural kumalarında kumalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kumamdan kumalarımdan
2nd singular kumandan kumalarından
3rd singular kumasından kumalarından
1st plural kumamızdan kumalarımızdan
2nd plural kumanızdan kumalarınızdan
3rd plural kumalarından kumalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kumamın kumalarımın
2nd singular kumanın kumalarının
3rd singular kumasının kumalarının
1st plural kumamızın kumalarımızın
2nd plural kumanızın kumalarınızın
3rd plural kumalarının kumalarının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular kumayım kumalarım
2nd singular kumasın kumalarsın
3rd singular kuma
kumadır
kumalar
kumalardır
1st plural kumayız kumalarız
2nd plural kumasınız kumalarsınız
3rd plural kumalar kumalardır

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV kuma
Brazilian standard kuma
New Tribes cuma

Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *kuma; compare Apalaí kuma, Kari'na kuma, Trió 'ma, Wayana kuna, Akawaio ï'ma.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kuma

  1. (intransitive, of water) to flood, to overflow

Derived terms

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References

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  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “chuumadö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[1], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 227, 387, 393:chu:madü 'rising water, high water' [] chu:madü - rising river [] kuma:dü - to flood, overflow (lit. rising river)