noma

See also: NOMA

English

Etymology

From New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”)

Noun

noma (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A gangrenous disease leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

Translations

disease

• Catalan: noma (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 坏疽性口炎 (huàijūxìngkǒuyán), 走马疳 (zh) (zǒumǎgān)

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• Japanese: 水癌 (すいがん, suigan)
• Portuguese: noma f
• Spanish: noma m

Anagrams

• Amon, Mano, Mona, Noam, Oman, Onam, mano, moan, mona

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Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) noma

1. inflection of nomar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Italian

Verb

noma

1. inflection of nomare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• mano
• Oman

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Japanese

Romanization

noma

1. Rōmaji transcription of のま
2. Rōmaji transcription of ノマ

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno.mɑ/

Noun

noma ? (Northumbrian)

1. Alternative form of nama

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Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• nama

Noun

noma m

1. name

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Portuguese

Noun

noma f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) noma (gangrenous disease of the mouth and cheeks)

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Swahili

Noun

noma (n class, plural noma)

1. problem, trouble

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Vilamovian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

nōma m (plural noma)

1. name

Derived terms

• nomastaog

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Zulu

Etymology

From na- +‎ uma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nóːma/

Conjunction

nóma

1. although, even though, even if
2. or

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “noma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “noma (3.9)”