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Definitions and meaning of luma

luma

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluma/
• Hyphenation: lu‧ma

Etymology 1

From Armenian լումա (luma). Doublet of nummus.

Noun

luma (plural lumas or luma)

1. (numismatics) A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.

Translations

Etymology 2

luminance

Noun

luma (uncountable)

1. The brightness in an image, as opposed to the saturation or chroma.

Anagrams

• Mula, malu, Lamu, mula, Ulam, alum, maul

Bariai

Noun

luma

1. house

References

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

Basque

Etymology

Eventually from Latin plūma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luma/ [lu.ma]
• Rhymes: -uma, -a
• Hyphenation: lu‧ma

Noun

luma inan

1. feather

   Synonym: hegats

Declension

Further reading

• “luma”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “luma”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lúmaq (“old, worn out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlumaʔ/ [ˈl̪u.maʔ]
• Hyphenation: lu‧ma

Adjective

lumà (plural ruluma, intensified lumaon, plural intensified rulumaon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜋ)

1. old

   Synonyms: daan, antigo

   Antonym: bago

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluma/
• Hyphenation: lu‧ma

Adjective

luma (accusative singular luman, plural lumaj, accusative plural lumajn)

1. light, bright

Antonyms

• malluma

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ma/, [ˈlu.mə]

Verb

luma

1. (intransitive) to drown

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse luma (“to keep closely, hold tight”). Perhaps akin to Danish lomme (“pocket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʏːma/
• Rhymes: -ʏːma

Verb

luma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lumaði, supine lumað)

1. Used only in set phrases.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• luma á (“to keep something secretly; to have something up one's sleeve”)

Kavalan

Pronoun

luma

1. (interrogative) why

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

Verb

-lúma

1. to bite

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain; proposed derivations include:

• From a root common to Latvian lustes (“cheat grass”), Swedish losta (“cheat grass”) and Ancient Greek λάχνη (lákhnē, “woolly hair”).
• From Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“bend, twist”). Cognates include Latin luctor (“I wrestle”), luxus (“dislocated”), Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos, “twig, withe”) and Old Norse lok (“weed, unwanted plant”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫuː.ma]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈluː.ma]

Noun

lūma f (genitive lūmae); first declension

1. A thorn

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• lūmārius
• lūmectum

References

• “luma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• luma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

Verb

-lúma

1. to bite

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

Verb

-lúma

1. to bite

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Slavomolisano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lombo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lûmḁ/

Noun

luma m

1. loin

Declension

References

• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale)., pp. 393

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

Verb

-lúma

1. to bite

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lúmaq (“old, worn out”). Compare Malay lama.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlumaʔ/ [ˈluː.mɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -umaʔ
• Syllabification: lu‧ma

Adjective

lumà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋ)

1. old (of objects)
2. worn; used; second-hand

   Synonyms: gamit, segunda-mano

3. out of date; old-fashioned; antiquated

   Synonym: lipas

4. remaining from the previous year (of harvested crops)

   Synonym: laon

Derived terms

See also

• matanda

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˈma/ [lʊˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: lu‧ma

Adjective

lumá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋ)

1. reduced in volume or quantity (by pounding, chewing, grinding, etc.)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• ulam, mula

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

Verb

luma

1. to bite

Vlax Romani

Noun

luma f

1. alternative form of lùmia

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luːma]

Verb

-lûma

1. (transitive and intransitive) to bite

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lûːma/

Verb

-lûma

1. (transitive and intransitive) to bite

Inflection

References

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

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