pasma

See also: pasmá

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish espasmo.

Noun

pasma (uncountable)

1. A "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to be brought on by exposure to cold or to water.

Anagrams

• SAMPA, Sampa

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пасмо (pasmo).

Noun

pasma

1. a part of skein, consisting of a fixed number of rounds of yarn, normally 60
2. (figuratively, in the plural) mental balance, plans

   Tyttö sai minulta pasmat aivan sekaisin.

   The girl discombobulated me completely.

Usage notes

• verbs typically used with the figurative sense include panna sekaisin, sekoittaa, sotkea, saada sekaisin.

Declension

Inflection of pasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pasma	pasmat
genitive		pasman	pasmojen
partitive		pasmaa	pasmoja
illative		pasmaan	pasmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pasma	pasmat
accusative	nom.	pasma	pasmat
	gen.	pasman
genitive		pasman	pasmojen pasmainrare
partitive		pasmaa	pasmoja
inessive		pasmassa	pasmoissa
elative		pasmasta	pasmoista
illative		pasmaan	pasmoihin
adessive		pasmalla	pasmoilla
ablative		pasmalta	pasmoilta
allative		pasmalle	pasmoille
essive		pasmana	pasmoina
translative		pasmaksi	pasmoiksi
instructive		—	pasmoin
abessive		pasmatta	pasmoitta
comitative		—	pasmoineen

Possessive forms of pasma (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	pasmani	pasmamme
2nd person	pasmasi	pasmanne
3rd person	pasmansa

Derived terms

• pasmalanka
• pasmata
• pasmoittaa

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpas.ma/
• Rhymes: -asma
• Syllabification: pas‧ma

Noun

pasma n

1. inflection of pasmo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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Portuguese

Verb

pasma

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of pasmar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of pasmar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasma/, [ˈpaz.ma]

Etymology 1

From Caló.

Noun

pasma m or f (plural pasmas)

1. (slang, colloquial, Spain) cop, pig (police officer)

   Synonyms: poli, pitufo, modero

Noun

pasma f (plural pasmas)

1. (slang, colloquial) fuzz, cops, the po-po (police)

   Synonym: julai

Etymology 2

Verb

pasma

1. inflection of pasmar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pasma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014