numa
Ainu edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
numa (Kana spelling ヌマ, possessed form numaha)
See also edit
References edit
- John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language)[1], Tokyo, London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co., page 298
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numa
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch nu maar, nu means “now” and maar means “just”.
Adverb edit
numa
Portuguese edit
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Pronunciation edit
Contraction edit
numa f sg
- Contraction of em uma (“in a (feminine)”): feminine singular of num
- 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:
- É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.
- It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.
- 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:num.
Romanian edit
Adverb edit
numa