See also: Kuman

Bakumpai

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Etymology

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

Verb

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kuman

  1. to eat

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. germ
  2. bacteria
    Synonyms: bakteri, basil

Further reading

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Maguindanao

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Etymology

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From kan, compare Maranao kan.

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kuman

  1. to eat

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuman.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. germ

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Further reading

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Ngaju

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Etymology

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

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kuman

  1. to eat

Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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kuman

  1. to come

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: kōmen, kommen, kamen

Surigaonon

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Adverb

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kuman

  1. now