laima

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Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lái.màː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [léi.màː]
  • Hyphenation: lai‧mā̀

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Kanuri lăimà, from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Noun[edit]

laimā̀ f (plural laimōmī, possessed form laimàr̃)

  1. tent
  2. umbrella
  3. parachute
  4. shade

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

laimā̀ f (possessed form laimàr̃)

  1. dampness

Latvian[edit]

Noun[edit]

laima m (4th declension)

  1. (dialectal) happiness; alternative form of laime

Declension[edit]

Lithuanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

laima f

  1. (archaic, poetic) luck (archaism, sometimes still used in poetry)

See also[edit]