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See also: Rämä ,
rämä ,
Rama ,
ráma ,
râma ,
rāma ,
Rāma ,
râmă ,
ramă ,
-rama ,
råmą , and ɽama
Anguthimri
Adjective
rama
( Mpakwithi ) empty
References
Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 188
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Russian ра́ма ( ráma ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
rama (definite accusative ramanı , plural ramalar )
frame ( structural elements of a building, bicycle, or other constructed object )
Declension
Further reading
Balinese
Romanization
rama
Romanization of ᬭᬵᬫ
Bavarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German rūmen , from Old High German rūmen , from Proto-West Germanic *rūmijan , from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną , derived from *rūmaz .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈrama/ ,
Hyphenation: ra‧ma
Verb
rama (past participle gramt )
to clear
to vacate
to evacuate
Conjugation
Derived terms
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish rama ( “ branch ” ) .
Noun
rama
branch
French
Pronunciation
Verb
rama
third-person singular past historic of ramer
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese rama (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria ), a collective from ramo , from Latin ramus .
Pronunciation
Noun
rama f (plural ramas )
branch
1336 , M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537) . Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 157:
con suas casas, casâês, chantados, jures, perteenças et dereituras per rama et per colmo et per terra
with its houses, farmhouses, plantations, rights, belongings and limits, by branch and thatch and earth
Synonyms: galla , póla , varelo
foliage
A rama da pataca usábase durante a guerra como substitutivo do tabaco. During the Spanish Civil War, potato foliage was used as a substitute of tobacco.
Synonyms: ramallada , ramaxe
field , branch, discipline
Related terms
References
“rama ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval , SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“rama ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval . SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“rama ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega , SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“rama ” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega . Santiago: ILG.
“rama ” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués , Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Garo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lam ( “ road ” ) .
Noun
rama
road , way , path
means
Synonyms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Verb
rama
to spread ( so that the object(s) dry in the sun )
Hausa
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ramā̀ f (possessed form ramàr̃ )
hemp , jute
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
rā̀ma f (possessed form rā̀mar̃ )
emaciation
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay rama , from Classical Malay rama .
Pronunciation
Noun
rama (first-person possessive ramaku , second-person possessive ramamu , third-person possessive ramanya )
( Java ) father .
Synonym: bapak
title conferred on an adult male
Synonym: bapak
( Catholicism ) standard spelling of romo ( “ priest ” ) .
Further reading
Italian
Verb
rama
inflection of ramare :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Javanese
Romanization
rama
Romanization of ꦫꦩ
Kashubian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈrama/
Syllabification: ra‧ma
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Polish rama .
Noun
rama f (diminutive ramka )
frame ( connected strips surrounding a mirror, picture or glass )
frame ( main structural element of a vehicle to which other parts are attached )
frame ( rectangular object made of strips or tubing used to hold something in place )
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Ramme . Compare German Rammklotz for the semantic shift.
Noun
rama f (diminutive ramka )
( figurative ) obese woman
old cow
Declension
References
Further reading
Bernard Sychta (1967-1973 ) “rama”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich , volume 4, page 296
Jan Trepczyk (1994 ) “rama”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “rama”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
“rama ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language ], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Malay
Etymology
From Old Javanese rāma ( “ father ” ) , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *da-amax ( “ father ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *amax ( “ father ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
rama (Jawi spelling راما , plural rama -rama , informal 1st possessive ramaku , 2nd possessive ramamu , 3rd possessive ramanya )
father (male parent)
Synonyms
Further reading
Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian armari . Sense 3 is from Arabic رَمَعَ ( ramaʕa ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
rama (imperfect jarma , past participle armat , verbal noun armar )
( transitive ) to arm ( to supply with armour or weapons )
( reflexive ) to arm oneself; to become armed
Rama ruħu ― He armed himself
( followed by the imperfect ) to begin , to start
Alternative form: rama’
( transitive ) to contain , to hold inside
( transitive ) to furnish , to equip
( transitive ) to harness ( to place a harness on something )
Conjugation
Related terms
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian damar ).
Noun
rama
torch
light
Etymology 2
From English rum .
Noun
rama
rum
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hramu ( “ frame, support ” ) .
Noun
rama f
support
Descendants
> Middle High German: rame , ram ( inherited )
Old Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German rame . First attested in 1394.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( 10th –15th CE ) /ra(ː)ma/
IPA (key ) : ( 15th CE ) /rama/ , /rɒma/
Noun
rama f
frame ( device consisting of wooden or metal boards or strips rigidly connected at their ends )
1879 [1461 ], Sprawozdania Komisji do Badania Historii Sztuki w Polsce , volume V, page XXIX:Pro rami seu fenestralia membranarum [Pro ramy seu fenestralia membranarum]
1450 , Rozariusz kapitulny , Archiwum i Biblioteki Krakowskiej Kapituły Katedralnej, sygn. Ms 224, page 81r :Expansale dicitur illud cum quo pannus expanditur sev extenditur proprie rami circa textores uel pravydlo circa sartores [Expansale dicitur illud cum quo pannus expanditur sev extenditur proprie ramy circa textores uel pravydlo circa sartores]
Descendants
References
Boryś, Wiesław (2005 ) “rama ”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Mańczak, Witold (2017 ) “rama ”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000 ) “rama ”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language ] (in Polish)
B. Sieradzka-Baziur , editor (2011–2015 ), “rama ”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish ] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN , →ISBN
Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023 ), “rama ”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database ] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Pitjantjatjara
Adjective
rama
mad
crazy
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish rama . Compare German Rahmen .
Pronunciation
Noun
rama f (diminutive ramka )
frame ( connected strips surrounding a mirror, picture or glass )
frame ( main structural element of a vehicle to which other parts are attached )
crossbar ( tube of a bicycle frame )
frame ( rectangular object made of strips or tubing used to hold something in place )
frame ( specific conventional limit of something )
( obsolete ) package containing 250 matchboxes
( obsolete ) edge ( outside most part of something, particularly of fabric )
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), rama is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 15 times in scientific texts, 23 times in news, 28 times in essays, 2 times in fiction, and 1 time in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 69 times, making it the 935th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
^ Ida Kurcz (1990 ) “rama ”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language ] (in Polish), volume 2, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 483
Further reading
rama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
rama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023 ) “rama ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish ]
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814 ) “rama”, in Słownik języka polskiego
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861 ) “rama”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
J. Karłowicz , A. Kryński , W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1912 ), “rama”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw, page 471
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: ( Portugal ) -ɐmɐ , ( Brazil ) -ɐ̃mɐ
Hyphenation: ra‧ma
Noun
rama f (plural ramas )
foliage
Rapa Nui
Noun
rama
torch
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ramer .
Verb
a rama (third-person singular present ramează , past participle ramat ) 1st conj.
( intransitive ) to row
Conjugation
Romansch
Etymology
From a Germanic language (compare German Rahmen ).
Noun
rama m (plural ramas )
( Sursilvan ) frame , framework
Alternative forms
Sicilian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin rāma .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈʐa.ma/ ( Standard )
IPA (key ) : /ˈɾa.ma/ ( Weakened )
Hyphenation: rà‧ma
Noun
rama f (plural rami )
branch ( woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing )
( figuratively ) offshoot ( that which develops from something else )
Derived terms
See also
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *òrmę .
Pronunciation
Noun
ráma f
shoulder (joint between arm and torso)
Inflection
Further reading
“rama ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran
Spanish
Etymology
From ramo .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈrama/
Rhymes: -ama
Syllabification: ra‧ma
Noun
rama f (plural ramas )
branch ( woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing )
( figuratively ) offshoot ( that which develops from something else )
Synonym: vástago
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Sundanese
Romanization
rama
Romanization of ᮛᮙ
Swedish
Etymology
From ram ( “ frame ” ) + -a .
Verb
rama (present ramar , preterite ramade , supine ramat , imperative rama )
( transitive ) to frame ( put a frame around )
( transitive , Scania , Malmö) to give somebody a lift on a bicycle
Conjugation
Conjugation of rama (weak)
Related terms
Adjective
rama (not comparable )
Only used in rena rama
References
Anagrams
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
rama
frame
Inflection
References
Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ) “оправа ”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary ] , Petrozavodsk: Periodika