halma

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (halma, “leap”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhalmə/

Noun

halma (plural halmas)

1. (board games) A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
   • 1904, ‘Saki’, "Reginald's Christmas Revel", Reginald:

     As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes.

Anagrams

• almah, Hamal, hamal, Mahal, mahal

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Finnish

Noun

halma

1. (board games) halma

Declension

Declension of halma (type kala) singular plural nominative halma halmat genitive halman halmojen halmain1 partitive halmaa halmoja accusative halma halman halmat inessive halmassa halmoissa elative halmasta halmoista illative halmaan halmoihin adessive halmalla halmoilla ablative halmalta halmoilta allative halmalle halmoille essive halmana halmoina translative halmaksi halmoiksi instructive – halmoin abessive halmatta halmoitta comitative – halmoineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• mahla