pasma

See also: Pasma and pasmá

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish pasmar.

Noun

pasma (uncountable)

1. A "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to be brought on by exposure to cold or to water.

Anagrams

• Sapam, Sampa, SAMPA, AMPAS

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пасмо (pasmo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsmɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pas‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): pas‧ma

Noun

pasma

1. a part of skein, consisting of a fixed number of rounds of yarn, normally 60
2. (figuratively, in the plural) mental balance, plans

   Tyttö sai minulta pasmat aivan sekaisin.

   The girl discombobulated me completely.

Usage notes

• verbs typically used with the figurative sense include panna sekaisin, sekoittaa, sotkea, saada sekaisin.

Declension

Inflection of pasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pasma	pasmat
genitive		pasman	pasmojen
partitive		pasmaa	pasmoja
illative		pasmaan	pasmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pasma	pasmat
accusative	nom.	pasma	pasmat
	gen.	pasman
genitive		pasman	pasmojen pasmain rare
partitive		pasmaa	pasmoja
inessive		pasmassa	pasmoissa
elative		pasmasta	pasmoista
illative		pasmaan	pasmoihin
adessive		pasmalla	pasmoilla
ablative		pasmalta	pasmoilta
allative		pasmalle	pasmoille
essive		pasmana	pasmoina
translative		pasmaksi	pasmoiksi
abessive		pasmatta	pasmoitta
instructive		—	pasmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pasmani pasmani accusative nom. pasmani pasmani gen. pasmani genitive pasmani pasmojeni pasmaini rare partitive pasmaani pasmojani inessive pasmassani pasmoissani elative pasmastani pasmoistani illative pasmaani pasmoihini adessive pasmallani pasmoillani ablative pasmaltani pasmoiltani allative pasmalleni pasmoilleni essive pasmanani pasmoinani translative pasmakseni pasmoikseni abessive pasmattani pasmoittani instructive — — comitative — pasmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pasmasi pasmasi accusative nom. pasmasi pasmasi gen. pasmasi genitive pasmasi pasmojesi pasmaisi rare partitive pasmaasi pasmojasi inessive pasmassasi pasmoissasi elative pasmastasi pasmoistasi illative pasmaasi pasmoihisi adessive pasmallasi pasmoillasi ablative pasmaltasi pasmoiltasi allative pasmallesi pasmoillesi essive pasmanasi pasmoinasi translative pasmaksesi pasmoiksesi abessive pasmattasi pasmoittasi instructive — — comitative — pasmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pasmamme pasmamme accusative nom. pasmamme pasmamme gen. pasmamme genitive pasmamme pasmojemme pasmaimme rare partitive pasmaamme pasmojamme inessive pasmassamme pasmoissamme elative pasmastamme pasmoistamme illative pasmaamme pasmoihimme adessive pasmallamme pasmoillamme ablative pasmaltamme pasmoiltamme allative pasmallemme pasmoillemme essive pasmanamme pasmoinamme translative pasmaksemme pasmoiksemme abessive pasmattamme pasmoittamme instructive — — comitative — pasmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pasmanne pasmanne accusative nom. pasmanne pasmanne gen. pasmanne genitive pasmanne pasmojenne pasmainne rare partitive pasmaanne pasmojanne inessive pasmassanne pasmoissanne elative pasmastanne pasmoistanne illative pasmaanne pasmoihinne adessive pasmallanne pasmoillanne ablative pasmaltanne pasmoiltanne allative pasmallenne pasmoillenne essive pasmananne pasmoinanne translative pasmaksenne pasmoiksenne abessive pasmattanne pasmoittanne instructive — — comitative — pasmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pasmansa pasmansa accusative nom. pasmansa pasmansa gen. pasmansa genitive pasmansa pasmojensa pasmainsa rare partitive pasmaansa pasmojaan pasmojansa inessive pasmassaan pasmassansa pasmoissaan pasmoissansa elative pasmastaan pasmastansa pasmoistaan pasmoistansa illative pasmaansa pasmoihinsa adessive pasmallaan pasmallansa pasmoillaan pasmoillansa ablative pasmaltaan pasmaltansa pasmoiltaan pasmoiltansa allative pasmalleen pasmallensa pasmoilleen pasmoillensa essive pasmanaan pasmanansa pasmoinaan pasmoinansa translative pasmakseen pasmaksensa pasmoikseen pasmoiksensa abessive pasmattaan pasmattansa pasmoittaan pasmoittansa instructive — — comitative — pasmoineen pasmoinensa

Derived terms

• pasmakaide
• pasmalanka
• pasmata
• pasmoittaa

Further reading

• “pasma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpas.ma/
• Rhymes: -asma
• Syllabification: pas‧ma

Noun

pasma n

1. inflection of pasmo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaz.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaz.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʒ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpaz.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpaʒ.mɐ/

Etymology 1

Adjective

pasma f sg

1. feminine singular of pasmo

Participle

pasma f sg

1. feminine singular of pasmo

Etymology 2

Verb

pasma

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasma/ [ˈpaz.ma]
• Rhymes: -asma
• Syllabification: pas‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Caló.

Noun

pasma m or f by sense (plural pasmas)

1. (slang, colloquial, Spain) cop, pig (police officer)

   Synonyms: poli, pitufo, madero

Noun

pasma f (plural pasmas)

1. (slang, colloquial) fuzz, cops, the po-po (police)

   Synonym: julai

Etymology 2

Verb

pasma

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

Further reading

• “pasma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pasmar (“to astonish; to freeze”), from Vulgar Latin *pasmus, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pasˈma/ [pɐsˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pas‧ma

Noun

pasmá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜋ)

1. pasma (folk illness believed to be brought on by exposure to cold or to water categorized by hand tremors, palm sweating, numbness, and pain)

Derived terms

• mapasma

Related terms

• antiespasmodiko
• espasmodiko
• pasmado
• pasmo

See also

• pulikat

Further reading

• “pasma”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “pasma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• sampa