gama

gama

1. Synonym of gama grass.

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡama/
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ga‧ma

gama f (plural games)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Compare Tagalog gawa (“to do, make”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmaʔ/
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ga‧ma

gamâ (Badlit spelling ᜄᜋ)

1. to create, manufacture, make into something

   Synonyms: himo, buhat

   Gam-on ko ning kawayan og mga lingkuranan ― I will turn this bamboo into seats

gama

1. to reason

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

gama

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key):

gama n or f

1. gamma (Greek letter)

when feminine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

• “gama”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “gama”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “gama”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

From Zulu igama.

gama

1. name

gama

1. to cultivate
2. to pay

gama

1. Rōmaji transcription of がま

Cognate with Ngamo gùmyò (“girl, young woman”), Miya ʔám (“woman”).

gā̀mà (plural gā̀maɗ)

1. woman

gama

1. to milk

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gama

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Borrowed from French gamme, from Medieval Latin gamma, from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). Doublet of gamma.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ma/

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• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ga‧ma

gama f

1. gamut (wide range)
2. (music) scale

   Synonyms: skala, zakres

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

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
• Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

gama m (plural gamas)

1. gamma (the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ))

gama f (plural gamas)

1. series

• topo de gama

Borrowed from English gum.

gama m (plural gamas)

1. (Azores) chewing gum

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica

gama f (plural gamas)

1. female equivalent of gamo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gama

1. inflection of gamar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “gama”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “gama”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “gama”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French gamma.

gama m (uncountable)

1. gamma

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

• IPA^(key): /ɡâma/
• Hyphenation: ga‧ma

gȁma f (Cyrillic spelling га̏ма)

1. gamma, the Greek letter Γ, γ

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

gama (disambiguation)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɡama/
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ga‧ma
• Homophone: Gama

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the Greek letter, once used to start the musical scale. Compare English gamut.

gama f (plural gamas)

1. color scale, palette
2. range, array, variety, spectrum, gamut
3. a series or line of products, items or services belonging to same category
4. musical scale

From Latin gammus, with the feminine ending.

gama f (plural gamas)

1. female equivalent of gamo

• gamuza

• “gama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10