puma
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma (plural pumas)
- A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
- (by extension) Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.
- (slang) A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.
- 2011, Donna McDonald, Dating A Cougar, →ISBN:
- “Younger can be good. How much younger?” Regina asked, inspecting the appetizer plates for any lingering bites. “I don't know,” Alexa said frowning. “Why does that matter?” “Less than eight years makes you a Puma. Over eight years makes you a Cougar,” Regina said wisely, grinning as Lauren nodded excitedly in agreement.
Descendants edit
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Classical Quechua puma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma m (plural pumes)
Further reading edit
- “puma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Classical Quechua edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Quechuan [Term?]. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
puma
Descendants edit
- →? Quechua: puma (see there for further descendants)
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun edit
puma f (related adjective pumí)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
puma f (related adjective pumový)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun edit
puma c (singular definite pumaen, plural indefinite pumaer)
Declension edit
References edit
- “puma” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma f (genitive singular pumu, plural pumur)
Declension edit
Declension of puma | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | puma | puman | pumur | pumurnar |
accusative | pumu | pumuna | pumur | pumurnar |
dative | pumu | pumuni | pumum | pumunum |
genitive | pumu | pumunnar | puma | pumanna |
See also edit
- puma on the Faroese Wikipedia.Wikipedia fo
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechuan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma m (plural pumas)
- puma (mammal)
Descendants edit
- → Romanian: puma
Further reading edit
- “puma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechuan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma (plural pumák)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | puma | pumák |
accusative | pumát | pumákat |
dative | pumának | pumáknak |
instrumental | pumával | pumákkal |
causal-final | pumáért | pumákért |
translative | pumává | pumákká |
terminative | pumáig | pumákig |
essive-formal | pumaként | pumákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | pumában | pumákban |
superessive | pumán | pumákon |
adessive | pumánál | pumáknál |
illative | pumába | pumákba |
sublative | pumára | pumákra |
allative | pumához | pumákhoz |
elative | pumából | pumákból |
delative | pumáról | pumákról |
ablative | pumától | pumáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
pumáé | pumáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
pumáéi | pumákéi |
Possessive forms of puma | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | pumám | pumáim |
2nd person sing. | pumád | pumáid |
3rd person sing. | pumája | pumái |
1st person plural | pumánk | pumáink |
2nd person plural | pumátok | pumáitok |
3rd person plural | pumájuk | pumáik |
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma m (invariable)
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English puma, from Quechuan puma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma (Jawi spelling ڤوما, plural puma-puma)
- puma (mountain lion); cougar (Puma concolor)
Synonyms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun edit
puma m (definite singular pumaen, indefinite plural pumaer, definite plural pumaene)
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun edit
puma m (definite singular pumaen, indefinite plural pumaer or pumaar, definite plural pumaene or pumaane)
References edit
- “puma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma f
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “puma”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “puma”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language][1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “puma”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma,[1] from Quechua puma.[2]
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
Noun edit
puma m or (nonstandard) f (plural pumas)
- puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)
- Synonyms: onça-parda, suçuarana, leão-baio, leão-da-montanha
References edit
- ^ “puma” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “puma” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Quechua edit
Etymology edit
Proto-Quechuan [Term?]; compare Classical Quechua puma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
puma
- puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | puma | pumakuna |
accusative | pumata | pumakunata |
dative | pumaman | pumakunaman |
genitive | pumap | pumakunap |
locative | pumapi | pumakunapi |
terminative | pumakama | pumakunakama |
ablative | pumamanta | pumakunamanta |
instrumental | pumawan | pumakunawan |
comitative | pumantin | pumakunantin |
abessive | pumannaq | pumakunannaq |
comparative | pumahina | pumakunahina |
causative | pumarayku | pumakunarayku |
benefactive | pumapaq | pumakunapaq |
associative | pumapura | pumakunapura |
distributive | pumanka | pumakunanka |
exclusive | pumalla | pumakunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumay | pumaykuna |
accusative | pumayta | pumaykunata |
dative | pumayman | pumaykunaman |
genitive | pumaypa | pumaykunap |
locative | pumaypi | pumaykunapi |
terminative | pumaykama | pumaykunakama |
ablative | pumaymanta | pumaykunamanta |
instrumental | pumaywan | pumaykunawan |
comitative | pumaynintin | pumaykunantin |
abessive | pumayninnaq | pumaykunannaq |
comparative | pumayhina | pumaykunahina |
causative | pumayrayku | pumaykunarayku |
benefactive | pumaypaq | pumaykunapaq |
associative | pumaypura | pumaykunapura |
distributive | pumayninka | pumaykunanka |
exclusive | pumaylla | pumaykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumayki | pumaykikuna |
accusative | pumaykita | pumaykikunata |
dative | pumaykiman | pumaykikunaman |
genitive | pumaykipa | pumaykikunap |
locative | pumaykipi | pumaykikunapi |
terminative | pumaykikama | pumaykikunakama |
ablative | pumaykimanta | pumaykikunamanta |
instrumental | pumaykiwan | pumaykikunawan |
comitative | pumaykintin | pumaykikunantin |
abessive | pumaykinnaq | pumaykikunannaq |
comparative | pumaykihina | pumaykikunahina |
causative | pumaykirayku | pumaykikunarayku |
benefactive | pumaykipaq | pumaykikunapaq |
associative | pumaykipura | pumaykikunapura |
distributive | pumaykinka | pumaykikunanka |
exclusive | pumaykilla | pumaykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | puman | pumankuna |
accusative | pumanta | pumankunata |
dative | pumanman | pumankunaman |
genitive | pumanpa | pumankunap |
locative | pumanpi | pumankunapi |
terminative | pumankama | pumankunakama |
ablative | pumanmanta | pumankunamanta |
instrumental | pumanwan | pumankunawan |
comitative | pumanintin | pumankunantin |
abessive | pumanninnaq | pumankunannaq |
comparative | pumanhina | pumankunahina |
causative | pumanrayku | pumankunarayku |
benefactive | pumanpaq | pumankunapaq |
associative | pumanpura | pumankunapura |
distributive | pumaninka | pumankunanka |
exclusive | pumanlla | pumankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumanchik | pumanchikkuna |
accusative | pumanchikta | pumanchikkunata |
dative | pumanchikman | pumanchikkunaman |
genitive | pumanchikpa | pumanchikkunap |
locative | pumanchikpi | pumanchikkunapi |
terminative | pumanchikkama | pumanchikkunakama |
ablative | pumanchikmanta | pumanchikkunamanta |
instrumental | pumanchikwan | pumanchikkunawan |
comitative | pumanchiknintin | pumanchikkunantin |
abessive | pumanchikninnaq | pumanchikkunannaq |
comparative | pumanchikhina | pumanchikkunahina |
causative | pumanchikrayku | pumanchikkunarayku |
benefactive | pumanchikpaq | pumanchikkunapaq |
associative | pumanchikpura | pumanchikkunapura |
distributive | pumanchikninka | pumanchikkunanka |
exclusive | pumanchiklla | pumanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumayku | pumaykukuna |
accusative | pumaykuta | pumaykukunata |
dative | pumaykuman | pumaykukunaman |
genitive | pumaykupa | pumaykukunap |
locative | pumaykupi | pumaykukunapi |
terminative | pumaykukama | pumaykukunakama |
ablative | pumaykumanta | pumaykukunamanta |
instrumental | pumaykuwan | pumaykukunawan |
comitative | pumaykuntin | pumaykukunantin |
abessive | pumaykunnaq | pumaykukunannaq |
comparative | pumaykuhina | pumaykukunahina |
causative | pumaykurayku | pumaykukunarayku |
benefactive | pumaykupaq | pumaykukunapaq |
associative | pumaykupura | pumaykukunapura |
distributive | pumaykunka | pumaykukunanka |
exclusive | pumaykulla | pumaykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumaykichik | pumaykichikkuna |
accusative | pumaykichikta | pumaykichikkunata |
dative | pumaykichikman | pumaykichikkunaman |
genitive | pumaykichikpa | pumaykichikkunap |
locative | pumaykichikpi | pumaykichikkunapi |
terminative | pumaykichikkama | pumaykichikkunakama |
ablative | pumaykichikmanta | pumaykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | pumaykichikwan | pumaykichikkunawan |
comitative | pumaykichiknintin | pumaykichikkunantin |
abessive | pumaykichikninnaq | pumaykichikkunannaq |
comparative | pumaykichikhina | pumaykichikkunahina |
causative | pumaykichikrayku | pumaykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | pumaykichikpaq | pumaykichikkunapaq |
associative | pumaykichikpura | pumaykichikkunapura |
distributive | pumaykichikninka | pumaykichikkunanka |
exclusive | pumaykichiklla | pumaykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumanku | pumankukuna |
accusative | pumankuta | pumankukunata |
dative | pumankuman | pumankukunaman |
genitive | pumankupa | pumankukunap |
locative | pumankupi | pumankukunapi |
terminative | pumankukama | pumankukunakama |
ablative | pumankumanta | pumankukunamanta |
instrumental | pumankuwan | pumankukunawan |
comitative | pumankuntin | pumankukunantin |
abessive | pumankunnaq | pumankukunannaq |
comparative | pumankuhina | pumankukunahina |
causative | pumankurayku | pumankukunarayku |
benefactive | pumankupaq | pumankukunapaq |
associative | pumankupura | pumankukunapura |
distributive | pumankunka | pumankukunanka |
exclusive | pumankulla | pumankukunalla |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: puma
- → Bulgarian: пума (puma)
- → Catalan: puma
- → Danish: puma
- → English: puma
- → Estonian: puuma
- → French: puma
- → Romanian: puma
- → German: Puma
- → Greek: πούμα (poúma)
- → Icelandic: púma
- → Irish: púma
- → Italian: puma
- → Macedonian: пума (puma)
- → Norwegian: puma
- → Polish: puma
- → Portuguese: puma
- → Russian: пу́ма (púma)
- → Serbo-Croatian: pȕma / пу̏ма
- → Sicilian: puma
- → Slovak: puma
- → Slovene: púma
- → Swedish: puma
- → Translingual: Puma (see there for further descendants)
- Translingual: Puma
References edit
- “puma” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
puma f (uncountable)
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pȕma f (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ма)
Declension edit
Sicilian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin pōma, plural of pōmum (“fruit”).
Noun edit
puma m
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun edit
puma m
- cougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor)
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma f (genitive singular pumy, nominative plural pumy, genitive plural púm, declension pattern of žena)
Declension edit
See also edit
- puma on the Slovak Wikipedia.Wikipedia sk
Further reading edit
- “puma”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
púma f
Inflection edit
Feminine, a-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | púma | ||
gen. sing. | púme | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
púma | púmi | púme |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
púme | púm | púm |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
púmi | púmama | púmam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
púmo | púmi | púme |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
púmi | púmah | púmah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
púmo | púmama | púmami |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puma m (plural pumas)
Descendants edit
- → Bulgarian: пума (puma)
- → Catalan: puma
- → Danish: puma
- → English: puma
- → Estonian: puuma
- → French: puma
- → Romanian: puma
- → German: Puma
- → Greek: πούμα (poúma)
- → Icelandic: púma
- → Irish: púma
- → Italian: puma
- → Macedonian: пума (puma)
- → Norwegian: puma
- → Polish: puma
- → Portuguese: puma
- → Russian: пу́ма (púma)
- → Serbo-Croatian: pȕma / пу̏ма
- → Sicilian: puma
- → Slovak: puma
- → Slovene: púma
- → Swedish: puma
- → Translingual: Puma (see there for further descendants)
Further reading edit
- “puma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swazi edit
Verb edit
-puma
- to burst
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English puma. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun edit
puma c
- a cougar (Puma concolor)
- (slang) a cougar; a woman who is attractive despite her age
Declension edit
Declension of puma | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | puma | puman | pumor | pumorna |
Genitive | pumas | pumans | pumors | pumornas |
See also edit
References edit
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