kuma

Bambara

Verb

kuma

1. (intransitive) to speak

Noun

kuma

1. word, that which is spoken

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Basque

Noun

kuma inan

1. A cradle.

Synonyms

• sehaska

Dangaléat

Noun

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

• Jean Pierre Caprile: Études phonologiques tchadiennes

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese como.

Pronoun

kuma

1. that
2. what
3. how

Hoava

Noun

kuma

1. water

References

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

Jamtish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• (Ragunda) IPA^(key): ,
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Verb

kuma

1. to come

Conjugation

References

• Bucht, Torsten. 1924. Äldre u ock o i kort stavelse i mellersta Norrland. pp. 81-82.
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Japanese

Romanization

kuma

1. Rōmaji transcription of くま

Kaurna

Noun

kuma

1. another

   kumarta ― different, distinct, separate

   kumartappendi ― to separate

Numeral

kuma

1. one

   kuma partirrka ― one hundred

   kuma uwata ― one thousand

   kumiwurru ― one million

   kumanti ― only one, just one

   kumangka ― to be one; together

   kuma kumangka ― one after the other

   kumarluku ― once

   kumarlukunti ― only once

   kumapurtu ― all at once

References

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

Kituba

Verb

kuma

1. to arrive

Lindu

Noun

kuma

1. germ

Maaka

Noun

kuma

1. ear

References

• Russell G. Schuh, Maka Wordlist, p. 6

Mauritian Creole

Adverb

kuma

1. Alternative spelling of kouma

Okinawan

Romanization

kuma

1. Rōmaji transcription of くま

Oromo

Etymology

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

Numeral

kuma

1. thousand

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ma/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -uma
• Syllabification: ku‧ma

Etymology 1

Noun

kuma f (male equivalent kum)

1. godmother of one's child or godchild, mother of one's godchild
2. (colloquial) neighbor, neighbour
3. (colloquial) friend

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kuma m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of kum

Verb

kuma

1. third-person singular present of kumać

Further reading

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

Rama

Noun

kuma

1. woman

References

• Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, volume 29

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kuma f (Cyrillic spelling кума)

1. godmother
2. goodwife, gossip

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

kuma

Wikipedia ^sw

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

kuma (n class, plural kuma)

1. vulva
2. vagina

Taivoan

Noun

kuma

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

Adjective

kuma

1. many (people)

Turkish

Etymology

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

Noun

kuma (definite accusative kumayı, plural kumalar)

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

Declension