See also: Kuman

Bakumpai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən (with fossilized infix *-um-).

Verb edit

kuman

  1. to eat

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay kuman, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuman.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈku.man]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧man

Noun edit

kuman (first-person possessive kumanku, second-person possessive kumanmu, third-person possessive kumannya)

  1. germ
  2. bacteria
    Synonyms: bakteri, basil

Further reading edit

Maguindanao edit

Etymology edit

From kan, compare Maranao kan.

Verb edit

kuman

  1. to eat

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuman.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuman/, [ˈku.man]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧man

Noun edit

kuman (Jawi spelling کومن, plural kuman-kuman, informal 1st possessive kumanku, 2nd possessive kumanmu, 3rd possessive kumannya)

  1. germ

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

Ngaju edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən (with fossilized infix *-um-).

Verb edit

kuman

  1. to eat

Old Saxon edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (to step).

Verb edit

kuman

  1. to come

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: kōmen, kommen, kamen

Surigaonon edit

Adverb edit

kuman

  1. now