kuman

See also: Kuman

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuman, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈku.man]
• Hyphenation: ku‧man

Noun

kuman (plural, first-person possessive kumanku, second-person possessive kumanmu, third-person possessive kumannya)

1. germ
2. bacteria

   Synonyms: bakteri, basil

Further reading

• “kuman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Noun

kuman (Jawi spelling کومن‎, plural kuman-kuman, informal 1st possessive kumanku, impolite 2nd possessive kumanmu, 3rd possessive kumannya)

1. germ

Synonyms

• germa

Further reading

• “kuman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• queman, cuman

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”).

Verb

kuman

1. to come

Conjugation

Conjugation of kuman (strong class 4)

infinitive	kuman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	kumu	quam
2nd person singular	kumis	quāmi
3rd person singular	kumid	quam
plural	kumad	quāmun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	kume	quāmi
2nd person singular	kumes	quāmis
3rd person singular	kume	quāmi
plural	kumen	quāmin
imperative	present
singular	kum
plural	kumad
participle	present	past
	kumandi	gikuman, kuman

Derived terms

• witharkuman

Descendants

• Middle Low German: kōmen, kommen, kamen
  • Low German: kamen
    • Dutch Low Saxon: kommen, kåmen
    • German Low German: komen
      • Plautdietsch: kome

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Surigaonon

Adverb

kuman

1. now