gama

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See also: Gama, gam·a, gáma, and gāma

English

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Noun

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gama

  1. Synonym of gama grass

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡama/, [ˈɡa.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Noun

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gama f (plural games)

  1. gamma (Greek letter)

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Compare Tagalog gawa (to do, make).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaʔ/ [ɡɐˈmaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Verb

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gamâ (Badlit spelling ᜄᜋ)

  1. to create, manufacture, make into something
    Synonyms: himo, buhat
    Gam-on ko ning kawayan og mga lingkurananI will turn this bamboo into seats

Derived terms

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Central Dusun

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Verb

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gama

  1. to reason

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

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gama n or f

  1. gamma (Greek letter)

Declension

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when feminine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

Fanagalo

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Etymology

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From Zulu igama.

Noun

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gama

  1. name

Garo

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gama

  1. to cultivate
  2. to pay

Japanese

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Romanization

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gama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がま

Northern Sotho

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Verb

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gama

  1. to milk

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French gamme, from Medieval Latin gamma, from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). Doublet of gamma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ma/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: ga‧ma

Noun

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gama f

  1. gamut (wide range)
  2. (music) scale
    Synonyms: skala, zakres

Declension

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Further reading

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  • gama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

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gama m (plural gamas)

  1. gamma (Greek letter)

Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. series
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English gum.

Noun

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gama m (plural gamas)

  1. (Azores) chewing gum
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica

Etymology 3

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Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. female equivalent of gamo

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gama

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

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gamma.

Noun

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gama m (uncountable)

  1. gamma

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡâma/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Noun

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gȁma f (Cyrillic spelling га̏ма)

  1. gamma, the Greek letter Γ, γ

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the Greek letter, once used to start the musical scale. Compare English gamut.

Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. color scale, palette
  2. range, array, variety, spectrum, gamut
  3. a series or line of products, items or services belonging to same category
  4. musical scale
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Etymology 2

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From Latin gammus, with the feminine ending.

Noun

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gama f (plural gamas)

  1. female equivalent of gamo

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Further reading

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