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English
Etymology 1
From λῶμα (lôma, “fringe, hem”).
Noun
loma
- (zoology) A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird.
Etymology 2
From Spanish loma (“hill”).
Noun
loma (plural lomas)
- singular of lomas
1976, Frédéric André Engel, An Ancient World Preserved: Relics and Records of Prehistory in the Andes, New York: Crown Publishers, →ISBN:In the central Andes, such villages are generally associated with a loma, a fog oasis or well - delimited zone in which specific topographical , weather, and soil conditions prevail because fogs from the ocean condense water there. […] The human settlement extended over some 10 km on the slopes of the lower ridges of the Andes, all along the lower section of a fog oasis, with ponds and marshes still alive between the loma and the beach.
2020, Jörg S. Pfadenhauer, Frank A. Klötzli, Global Vegetation: Fundamentals, Ecology and Distribution, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 385:Apart from the loma, there is contracted vegetation […]
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Fijian
Noun
loma
- inside (of a thing)
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *loma (“gap”), from Proto-Finno-Permic *loma (“gap”). Cognates include Lule Sami loabme, Erzya лув (luv) and Eastern Mari ло (lo).
Pronunciation
Noun
loma
- holiday, vacation, furlough (leave of absence)
- gap, opening
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Irish
Adjective
loma
- nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of lom
Verb
loma
- present subjunctive analytic of lom
Latvian
Noun
loma f (4th declension)
- (theater, cinematography) role, part, character
- spēlēt lomu ― to play a part/role
- lomas teksts ― part text, lines
- mācīties lomu no galvas ― to learn the part/lines by heart
- tēlot galveno lomu ― to play the lead role
- loma bez vārdiem ― part without words, walk-on part
- sadalīt lomas ― to cast roles
Declension
Declension of loma (4th declension)
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
loma
- inflection of lom:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Northern Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
loma
- to bite
Ometepec Nahuatl
Noun
loma
- hill
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- 𑀮𑁄𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- लोम (Devanagari script)
- লোম (Bengali script)
- ලොම (Sinhalese script)
- လောမ or လေႃမ (Burmese script)
- โลม or โลมะ (Thai script)
- ᩃᩮᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂລມ or ໂລມະ (Lao script)
- លោម (Khmer script)
- 𑄣𑄮𑄟 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लोमन् (lóman), a variant of रोमन् (róman). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀫 (loma).
Noun
loma n
- hair (of the body)
Declension
Declension table of "loma" (neuter)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “loma”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 589
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
loma
- to bite
Spanish
Etymology
From lomo (“back (the rear of body)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloma/
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: lo‧ma
Noun
loma f (plural lomas)
- (geography) a long hill or mountain
- Synonyms: cerro, colina
- (geography) a low hill
- suburb
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Sundanese
Adjective
loma (Sundanese script ᮜᮧᮙ)
- casual; friendly, intimate
- (of a language manner) casual, common
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Tswana
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.
Verb
loma
- to bite