-kūmā-

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• -kumamā-

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tumaqa (additive numeral ligative). Cognate with Rennellese tumaʻa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuː.maː./

Infix

-kūmā-

1. Nonproductive numerical infix needed to combine the tens and ones places; roughly meaning plus.

   ‎kanakolu (“thirty”) → ‎kanakolukūmākahi (“thirty one”)