Panama

See also: panama, Panamá, Panamà, panamá, and paṇāma

English

Wikivoyage

Alternative forms

• Panamá

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Probably from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, barely attested and now extinct).

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Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpæn.ə.mɑː/

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Proper noun

Panama

1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

Derived terms

• New Panamax
• Panama Canal
• Panama City
• Panama hat
• Panamanian
• Panama sole
• Panamax
• post-Panamax

 

Descendants

• → Chinese: 巴拿馬／巴拿马 (Bānámǎ)
• → Rarotongan: Panama

Translations

country

• Afrikaans: Panama
• Albanian: Panama f
• Amharic: ፓናማ (panama)
• Arabic: بَنَمَا f (banamā)

  Hijazi Arabic: بَنَمَا f (banama)

• Armenian: Պանամա (hy) (Panama)
• Asturian: Panamá (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Panama (az)
• Basque: Panama (eu)
• Belarusian: Пана́ма f (Panáma)
• Bengali: পানামা (bn) (panama)
• Breton: Panama
• Bulgarian: Пана́ма f (Panáma)
• Burmese: ပနားမား (pa.na:ma:)
• Catalan: Panamà (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 巴拿馬／巴拿马 (baa¹ naa⁴ maa⁵)

  Hakka: 巴拿馬／巴拿马 (Pâ-nâ-mâ)

  Hokkien: 巴拿馬／巴拿马 (zh-min-nan) (Pa-ná-má)

  Mandarin: 巴拿馬／巴拿马 (zh) (Bānámǎ)

• Corsican: Panamà f
• Czech: Panama (cs) f
• Danish: Panama (da) n
• Dhivehi: ޕެނަމާ (penamā)
• Dutch: Panama (nl) n
• Esperanto: Panamo (eo)
• Estonian: Panama (et)
• Finnish: Panama (fi)
• French: Panama (fr) m, Panamá (fr) m
• Galician: Panamá (gl)
• Georgian: პანამა (ṗanama)
• German: Panama (de) n
• Greek: Παναμάς (el) m (Panamás)
• Gujarati: પનામા (panāmā)
• Hebrew: פָּנָמָה f (panama)
• Hindi: पनामा (hi) m (panāmā)
• Hungarian: Panama (hu)
• Icelandic: Panama (is)
• Indonesian: Panama (id)
• Interlingua: Panama
• Irish: Panama m
• Italian: Panama f
• Japanese: パナマ (ja) (Panama)
• Kalenjin: Panama
• Kamba: Panama
• Kannada: ಪನಾಮಾ (panāmā)
• Kazakh: Панама (kk) (Panama)
• Khmer: ប៉ាណាម៉ា (km) (paanaamaa)
• Kikuyu: Panama
• Korean: 파나마 (ko) (Panama), 빠나마 (ko) (Ppanama) (North Korea)
• Kyrgyz: Панама (Panama)
• Lao: ປານາມາ (pā nā mā)
• Latvian: Panama (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Panama (lt) f
• Luhya: Panama
• Luo: Panama
• Macedonian: Пана́ма (mk) f (Panáma)
• Malay: Panama
• Malayalam: പനാമ (panāma)
• Maltese: il-Panama
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Панам (Panam)

• Norman: Panama m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Panama (no) n

• Occitan: Panamà (oc) m
• Odia: ପାନାମା (panama)
• Ossetian: Панамӕ (Panamæ)
• Pashto: پاناما f (pānāmā), پانامه (ps) f (pānāmâ)
• Persian: پاناما (fa) (pânâmâ)
• Polish: Panama (pl) f
• Portuguese: Panamá (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਪਨਾਮਾ (panāmā)
• Rarotongan: Panama
• Romanian: Panama (ro) f
• Russian: Пана́ма (ru) f (Panáma)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Па̀нама f

  Roman: Pànama (sh) f

• Sinhalese: පැනමාව (pænamāwa)
• Slovak: Panama f
• Slovene: Panama (sl) f
• Spanish: Panamá (es) m
• Sranan Tongo: Panama
• Swahili: Panama (sw)
• Swedish: Panama (sv) n
• Tagalog: Panama
• Tajik: Панама (Panama)
• Tatar: Панама (Panama)
• Telugu: పనామా (te) (panāmā)
• Thai: ปานามา (th) (bpaa-naa-maa)
• Tibetan: པ་ན་མ (pa na ma)
• Turkish: Panama (tr)
• Turkmen: Panama
• Ukrainian: Пана́ма (uk) f (Panáma)
• Urdu: پانامہ m (pānāmā), پاناما m (pānāmā)
• Uyghur: پاناما (panama)
• Uzbek: Panama (uz)
• Vietnamese: Pa-na-ma
• Yiddish: פּאַנאַמאַ n (panama)
• Yoruba: Panama

Noun

Panama (plural Panamas)

1. A Panama hat.

Translations

Panama hat — see Panama hat

See also

• (countries of Central America) country of Central America; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Further reading

• Panama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		Панама
Abjad		پاناما

Proper noun

Panama

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Panama

1. Panama (a country in Central America)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpanama]

Proper noun

Panama f (related adjective panamský, demonym Panaman or Panamec)

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

Declension of Panama (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Panama
genitive	Panamy
dative	Panamě
accusative	Panamu
vocative	Panamo
locative	Panamě
instrumental	Panamou

Further reading

• Panama in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• Panama in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• Panama in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Proper noun

Panama

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Related terms

• panamaner
• panamansk

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Panama n

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑnɑmɑ/, [ˈpɑnɑmɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑmɑ
• Hyphenation: Pa‧na‧ma

Proper noun

Panama (genitive Panama, partitive Panamat)

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

Declension of Panama (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Panama	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Panama
genitive			—
partitive		Panamat	—
illative		Panamasse	—
inessive		Panamas	—
elative		Panamast	—
allative		Panamale	—
adessive		Panamal	—
ablative		Panamalt	—
translative		Panamaks	—
terminative		Panamani	—
essive		Panamana	—
abessive		Panamata	—
comitative		Panamaga	—

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish Panamá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑnɑmɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝nɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Pa‧na‧ma

Proper noun

Panama

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

Inflection of Panama (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Panama	—
genitive		Panaman	—
partitive		Panamaa	—
illative		Panamaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Panama	—
accusative	nom.	Panama	—
	gen.	Panaman
genitive		Panaman	—
partitive		Panamaa	—
inessive		Panamassa	—
elative		Panamasta	—
illative		Panamaan	—
adessive		Panamalla	—
ablative		Panamalta	—
allative		Panamalle	—
essive		Panamana	—
translative		Panamaksi	—
abessive		Panamatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Panama (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Panamani — accusative nom. Panamani — gen. Panamani genitive Panamani — partitive Panamaani — inessive Panamassani — elative Panamastani — illative Panamaani — adessive Panamallani — ablative Panamaltani — allative Panamalleni — essive Panamanani — translative Panamakseni — abessive Panamattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Panamasi — accusative nom. Panamasi — gen. Panamasi genitive Panamasi — partitive Panamaasi — inessive Panamassasi — elative Panamastasi — illative Panamaasi — adessive Panamallasi — ablative Panamaltasi — allative Panamallesi — essive Panamanasi — translative Panamaksesi — abessive Panamattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Panamamme — accusative nom. Panamamme — gen. Panamamme genitive Panamamme — partitive Panamaamme — inessive Panamassamme — elative Panamastamme — illative Panamaamme — adessive Panamallamme — ablative Panamaltamme — allative Panamallemme — essive Panamanamme — translative Panamaksemme — abessive Panamattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Panamanne — accusative nom. Panamanne — gen. Panamanne genitive Panamanne — partitive Panamaanne — inessive Panamassanne — elative Panamastanne — illative Panamaanne — adessive Panamallanne — ablative Panamaltanne — allative Panamallenne — essive Panamananne — translative Panamaksenne — abessive Panamattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Panamansa — accusative nom. Panamansa — gen. Panamansa genitive Panamansa — partitive Panamaansa — inessive Panamassaan Panamassansa — elative Panamastaan Panamastansa — illative Panamaansa — adessive Panamallaan Panamallansa — ablative Panamaltaan Panamaltansa — allative Panamalleen Panamallensa — essive Panamanaan Panamanansa — translative Panamakseen Panamaksensa — abessive Panamattaan Panamattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• panamahattu
• panamalainen
• panamanpuumuura

 

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Panama n (proper noun, genitive Panamas or (optionally with an article) Panama)

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Derived terms

• Panamaer
• Panamahut
• panamaisch
• Panamakanal

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒnɒmɒ]
• Hyphenation: Pa‧na‧ma
• Rhymes: -mɒ

Proper noun

Panama

1. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Panama	—
accusative	Panamát	—
dative	Panamának	—
instrumental	Panamával	—
causal-final	Panamáért	—
translative	Panamává	—
terminative	Panamáig	—
essive-formal	Panamaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Panamában	—
superessive	Panamán	—
adessive	Panamánál	—
illative	Panamába	—
sublative	Panamára	—
allative	Panamához	—
elative	Panamából	—
delative	Panamáról	—
ablative	Panamától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Panamáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Panamáéi	—

Possessive forms of Panama
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Panamám	—
2nd person sing.	Panamád	—
3rd person sing.	Panamája	—
1st person plural	Panamánk	—
2nd person plural	Panamátok	—
3rd person plural	Panamájuk	—

Derived terms

• panamai
• Panama-csatorna

Irish

Proper noun

Panama m (genitive Phanama)

2. Panama (a country in Central America)
3. Panama City (the capital and largest city of Panama)

Derived terms

• Panamach (“Panamanian”, adjective)
• Panamach m (“Panamanian”)

 

Related terms

• (hata) panama (“Panama hat”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Panama	Phanama	bPanama
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “Panama” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Panama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Alternative forms

• Panamà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.na.ma/
• Rhymes: -anama
• Hyphenation: Pà‧na‧ma

Proper noun

Panama f

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Derived terms

• panamense

Latin

Proper noun

Panama f sg (genitive Panamae); first declension

2. (New Latin) Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Panama
Genitive	Panamae
Dative	Panamae
Accusative	Panamam
Ablative	Panamā
Vocative	Panama
Locative	Panamae

Latvian

Proper noun

Panama f (4th declension)

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

Declension of Panama (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Panama	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Panamu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Panamas	—
dative (datīvs)	Panamai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Panamu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Panamā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Panama	—

Related terms

• panamietis m, panamiete f

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Panama f

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

    declension of Panama

nominative	Panama
genitive	Panamos
dative	Panamai
accusative	Panamą
instrumental	Panama
locative	Panamoje
vocative	Panama

Derived terms

• panamietis m, panamietė f

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Panama

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

See also

• panamaner
• panamansk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Panama

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

See also

• panaman, panamanar
• panamansk

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈna.ma/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: Pa‧na‧ma

Proper noun

Panama f

2. Panama (a country in Central America)
4. Panama City (the capital and largest city of Panama)

Declension

Declension of Panama

	singular
nominative	Panama
genitive	Panamy
dative	Panamie
accusative	Panamę
instrumental	Panamą
locative	Panamie
vocative	Panamo

Derived terms

adjective

• panamski

 

nouns

• Panamczyk
• panamczyk
• Panamka
• panamka

 

Further reading

• Panama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rarotongan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Panama and Spanish Panama.

Proper noun

Panama

1. Panama (a country in Central America, North America)

References

“Panama” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Panama f

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Derived terms

• panamez m, panameză f

Further reading

• Panama in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǎnama/
• Hyphenation: Pa‧na‧ma

Proper noun

Pànama f (Cyrillic spelling Па̀нама)

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

Declension of Panama

	singular
nominative	Panama
genitive	Paname
dative	Panami
accusative	Panamu
vocative	Panamo
locative	Panami
instrumental	Panamom

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpanama]

Proper noun

Panama f (genitive singular Panamy, declension pattern of žena)

1. Panama (a country in Central America)

References

• “Panama”, 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

Swedish

Proper noun

Panama n (genitive Panamas)

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Panamá (“Panama”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panaˈma/, [pɐ.nɐˈma]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpanama/, [ˈpa.nɐ.mɐ] (English influence)
• Hyphenation: Pa‧na‧ma

Proper noun

Panamá or Pánamá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜋ)

1. Panama (a country in Central America)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Panama

2. Panama (a country in Central America)

Declension

declension of Panama

	singular, uncountable (tekil, sayılamaz)
nominative (yalın)	Panama
accusative (belirtme)	Panama'yı
dative (yönelme)	Panama'ya
locative (bulunma)	Panama'da
ablative (çıkma)	Panama'dan
genitive (tamlayan)	Panama'nın

    possessive of Panama

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Panama'm	Panamalarım / Panama'larım
senin (your)	Panama'n	Panamaların / Panama'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Panama'sı	Panamaları / Panama'ları
bizim (our)	Panama'mız	Panamalarımız / Panama'larımız
sizin (your)	Panama'nız	Panamalarınız / Panama'larınız
onların (their)	Panama'sı / Panamaları / Panama'ları	Panamaları / Panama'ları

Derived terms

• Panamalı

See also

• (countries of Central America) Orta Amerika ülkesi; Belize, Kosta Rika, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nikaragua, Panama

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	Панама (Panama)‍
Latin	Panama‍
Perso-Arabic

Proper noun

Panama

2. Panama (a country in Central America)