Bama
English
Pronunciation
Etymology
Clipping of Alabama.
Proper noun
Bama
- (colloquial) Alabama.
- (colloquial) The University of Alabama.
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Galician
Etymology
Documented in 912 as Vama. A Celtic place name: from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“under”) + Proto-Celtic *-amo-, a superlative suffix.[1] From Proto-Indo-European *(s)úp-m̥mo- (“uppermost”): Latin summus, Sanskrit उपम (upama), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 (auhuma).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bama f
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References
- ^ Moralejo, Juan José (2009). "Hidronimia prerromana de Gallaecia". In Kremer, Dieter. Onomástica galega II : onimia e onomástica prerromana e a situación lingüística do noroeste peninsular : actas do segundo coloquio, Leipzig, 17 3 18 de outubro de 2008. Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, page 83. →ISBN.
Swahili
Proper noun
Bama
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