Wiktionary

gamu

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

gamu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ガム

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English gum.

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun edit

gamu (n class, plural gamu)

  1. gum (sticky substance)

Ternate edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gamu

  1. village
    Synonym: limau
    ngofa gamu ― native of the place (literally, “child village”)

Alternative forms edit

  • gam (with vowel deletion)

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 26

Wulguru edit

Noun edit

gamu

  1. (Mulgu and mainland dialects) water
    gaga gumu : water unsuitable for drinking

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • Mark Donohue, Wulguru: A Salvage Study of a North-Eastern Australian Language (2007)
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