kumara

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See also: Kumara and kūmara

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori kūmara.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kumara (plural kumaras or kumara)

  1. (New Zealand) A sweet potato.
    • 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 98:
      In 1350 five canoes reached New Zealand manned by Maori voyagers carrying the dog on purpose and the rat by mistake. They introduced the gourd, taro and kumara from the Polynesian Islands to the New Zealanders.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Noun

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kumara

  1. allative singular of kuma

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kumara.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkumɑrɑ/, [ˈkumɑ̝rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -umɑrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧ma‧ra

Adjective

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kumara (comparative kumarampi, superlative kumarin)

  1. hunch (bent, bowed posture)
    olla kumarassato hunch

Declension

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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
kumarain rare
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
abessive kumaratta kumaritta
instructive kumarin
comitative kumarine
Possessive forms of kumara (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kumarani kumarani
accusative nom. kumarani kumarani
gen. kumarani
genitive kumarani kumarieni
kumaraini rare
partitive kumaraani kumariani
inessive kumarassani kumarissani
elative kumarastani kumaristani
illative kumaraani kumariini
adessive kumarallani kumarillani
ablative kumaraltani kumariltani
allative kumaralleni kumarilleni
essive kumaranani kumarinani
translative kumarakseni kumarikseni
abessive kumarattani kumarittani
instructive
comitative kumarineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kumarasi kumarasi
accusative nom. kumarasi kumarasi
gen. kumarasi
genitive kumarasi kumariesi
kumaraisi rare
partitive kumaraasi kumariasi
inessive kumarassasi kumarissasi
elative kumarastasi kumaristasi
illative kumaraasi kumariisi
adessive kumarallasi kumarillasi
ablative kumaraltasi kumariltasi
allative kumarallesi kumarillesi
essive kumaranasi kumarinasi
translative kumaraksesi kumariksesi
abessive kumarattasi kumarittasi
instructive
comitative kumarinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kumaramme kumaramme
accusative nom. kumaramme kumaramme
gen. kumaramme
genitive kumaramme kumariemme
kumaraimme rare
partitive kumaraamme kumariamme
inessive kumarassamme kumarissamme
elative kumarastamme kumaristamme
illative kumaraamme kumariimme
adessive kumarallamme kumarillamme
ablative kumaraltamme kumariltamme
allative kumarallemme kumarillemme
essive kumaranamme kumarinamme
translative kumaraksemme kumariksemme
abessive kumarattamme kumarittamme
instructive
comitative kumarinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kumaranne kumaranne
accusative nom. kumaranne kumaranne
gen. kumaranne
genitive kumaranne kumarienne
kumarainne rare
partitive kumaraanne kumarianne
inessive kumarassanne kumarissanne
elative kumarastanne kumaristanne
illative kumaraanne kumariinne
adessive kumarallanne kumarillanne
ablative kumaraltanne kumariltanne
allative kumarallenne kumarillenne
essive kumarananne kumarinanne
translative kumaraksenne kumariksenne
abessive kumarattanne kumarittanne
instructive
comitative kumarinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kumaransa kumaransa
accusative nom. kumaransa kumaransa
gen. kumaransa
genitive kumaransa kumariensa
kumarainsa rare
partitive kumaraansa kumariaan
kumariansa
inessive kumarassaan
kumarassansa
kumarissaan
kumarissansa
elative kumarastaan
kumarastansa
kumaristaan
kumaristansa
illative kumaraansa kumariinsa
adessive kumarallaan
kumarallansa
kumarillaan
kumarillansa
ablative kumaraltaan
kumaraltansa
kumariltaan
kumariltansa
allative kumaralleen
kumarallensa
kumarilleen
kumarillensa
essive kumaranaan
kumaranansa
kumarinaan
kumarinansa
translative kumarakseen
kumaraksensa
kumarikseen
kumariksensa
abessive kumarattaan
kumarattansa
kumarittaan
kumarittansa
instructive
comitative kumarineen
kumarinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Slovene

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kumara

Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin cucumis, cucumeris. Compare Serbo-Croatian kukumar.

Noun

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kumara f

  1. Any member of the Cucumis genus of plants, including cucumber.

Further reading

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  • kumara”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran