Definitions and meaning of gama
gama
English
Noun
gama
- Synonym of gama grass
Asturian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
- Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: ga‧ma
Noun
gama f (plural games)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Cebuano
Etymology
Compare Tagalog gawa (“to do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaʔ/ [ɡɐˈmaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Hyphenation: ga‧ma
Verb
gamâ (Badlit spelling ᜄᜋ)
- to create, manufacture, make into something
- Synonyms: himo, buhat
- Gam-on ko ning kawayan og mga lingkuranan ― I will turn this bamboo into seats
Derived terms
Central Dusun
Verb
gama
- to reason
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Noun
gama n or f
- gamma (Greek letter)
Declension
when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu igama.
Noun
gama
- name
Garo
Verb
gama
- to cultivate
- to pay
Japanese
Romanization
gama
- Rōmaji transcription of がま
Ngizim
Etymology
Cognate with Ngamo gùmyò (“girl, young woman”), Miya ʔám (“woman”).
Noun
gā̀mà (plural gā̀maɗ)
- woman
Northern Sotho
Verb
gama
- to milk
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French gamme, from Medieval Latin gamma, from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /gīml/). Doublet of gamma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ma/
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- Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: ga‧ma
Noun
gama f
- gamut (wide range)
- (music) scale
- Synonyms: skala, zakres
Declension
Further reading
- gama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
- Hyphenation: ga‧ma
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Noun
gama m (plural gamas)
- gamma (the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ))
Noun
gama f (plural gamas)
- series
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English gum.
Noun
gama m (plural gamas)
- (Azores) chewing gum
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica
Etymology 3
Noun
gama f (plural gamas)
- female equivalent of gamo
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gama
- inflection of gamar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “gama”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “gama”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “gama”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gamma.
Noun
gama m (uncountable)
- gamma
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡâma/
- Hyphenation: ga‧ma
Noun
gȁma f (Cyrillic spelling га̏ма)
- gamma, the Greek letter Γ, γ
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
- Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: ga‧ma
- Homophone: Gama
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the Greek letter, once used to start the musical scale. Compare English gamut.
Noun
gama f (plural gamas)
- color scale, palette
- range, array, variety, spectrum, gamut
- a series or line of products, items or services belonging to same category
- musical scale
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Latin gammus, with the feminine ending.
Noun
gama f (plural gamas)
- female equivalent of gamo
See also
Further reading
- “gama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Source: wiktionary.org