cuma

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Dalmatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin commāter.

Noun[edit]

cuma

  1. godmother

References[edit]

  • Bartoli, Matteo (1906) Il Dalmatico: Resti di un’antica lingua romanza parlata da Veglia a Ragusa e sua collocazione nella Romània appenino-balcanica, Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, published 2000

Indonesian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • tjoema (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
  • tjuma (Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology[edit]

From Malay cuma, from Classical Malay cuma, from Tamil சும்மா (cummā, lazily, idly, leisurely; just for fun, without any reason, just because).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.ma/
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ma, -a

Adverb[edit]

cuma

  1. only, merely

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish cummae,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kombeyom.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuma f (genitive singular cuma, nominative plural cumaí)

  1. shape, form; appearance, look, effect

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

cuma

  1. (with copula) equal, the same; unimportant

Derived terms[edit]

  • ar nós cuma/chuma liom (indifferent)
  • is cuma (it doesn't matter)
    • is cuma liom (it is all the same to me; I don't care)
    • is cuma duit (it doesn’t matter to you; it is none of your business)
  • nach cuma? (so what?)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuma chuma gcuma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cummae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 65, page 34
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 291, page 104

Further reading[edit]

Kanakanabu[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuma

  1. father

Kikuyu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swahili chuma.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

This u is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

Noun[edit]

cuma class 9 (plural macuma) or cuma class 9/10 (plural cuma)

  1. iron, steel[1]

Derived terms[edit]

(Nouns)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 “cuma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 74. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Tamil சும்மா (cummā).

Adverb[edit]

cuma (Jawi spelling چوما)

  1. only, merely
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective[edit]

cuma (Jawi spelling چوما)

  1. vain, useless

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “چوم tjoema”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 2, 7
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چوم choma”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 273
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chuma”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 240

Further reading[edit]

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *kumô, equivalent to cuman +‎ -a.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuma m

  1. guest
    • c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict
      Fēower and fīftiġ. Be cumena andfenġe.
      54. On the receiving of guests.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Wē sind eall cuman on þissum līfe, and ūre eard nis nā hēr, ac wē sind hēr swelċe weġfērende menn. Ān cymþ, ōðer færeþ. Sē biþ ācenned, sē ōðer forþfæreþ and rȳmþ him setl.
      We are all guests in this life, and our home is not here, but we're here as wayfaring people. One person comes, another goes. One is born, another dies and makes them room.
  2. stranger
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 25:35
      Iċ wæs cuma and ġē mē inn laðodon.
      I was a stranger and you invited me in.

Declension[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle High German and Old High German zoum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (tether, rope, cord, strap, bridle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡su.ma/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Syllabification: cu‧ma

Noun[edit]

cuma f

  1. (nautical) hawser (mooring rope)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • cuma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cuma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: cu‧ma

Contraction[edit]

cuma f sg

  1. (Portugal, informal) Contraction of com uma (with a (feminine)): feminine of cum
    Tou cuma fome!
    I'm so hungry!
    (literally, “I'm with a hunger!”)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuma/ [ˈku.ma]
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Syllabification: cu‧ma

Noun[edit]

cuma m (plural cumas)

  1. (slang, Chile) rascal, common, vulgar person
    Synonyms: flaite, chulo, ordinario, rasca, punga

Further reading[edit]

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay cuma, from Tamil சும்மா (cummā).

Adverb[edit]

cuma

  1. only, merely

Synonyms[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجُمْعَة (al-jumʕa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cuma (definite accusative cumayı, plural cumalar)

  1. Friday

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative cuma
Definite accusative cumayı
Singular Plural
Nominative cuma cumalar
Definite accusative cumayı cumaları
Dative cumaya cumalara
Locative cumada cumalarda
Ablative cumadan cumalardan
Genitive cumanın cumaların

See also[edit]

Days of the week in Turkish · haftanın günleri (layout · text)
pazar pazartesi salı çarşamba perşembe cuma cumartesi