kumara

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuːməɹə/

Etymology

Borrowing from Maori kumara, possibly a borrowing from Quechua k'umar.

Noun

kumara (plural kumaras or kumara)

1. (New Zealand) A sweet potato.

Derived terms

• suck the kumara

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Finnish

Adjective

kumara (comparative kumarampi, superlative kumarin)

1. A hunch (bent, bowed posture)

   olla kumarassa = to hunch

Declension

Inflection of kumara (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kumara	kumarat
genitive		kumaran	kumarien
partitive		kumaraa	kumaria
illative		kumaraan	kumariin
		singular	plural
nominative		kumara	kumarat
accusative	nom.	kumara	kumarat
	gen.	kumaran
genitive		kumaran	kumarien kumarainrare
partitive		kumaraa	kumaria
inessive		kumarassa	kumarissa
elative		kumarasta	kumarista
illative		kumaraan	kumariin
adessive		kumaralla	kumarilla
ablative		kumaralta	kumarilta
allative		kumaralle	kumarille
essive		kumarana	kumarina
translative		kumaraksi	kumariksi
instructive		—	kumarin
abessive		kumaratta	kumaritta
comitative		—	kumarine

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Maori

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from Quechua k'umar

Noun

kumara

1. A sweet potato