Nama

Nama

See also: nama, náma, nāma, namā, namä, nämä, namą, and Nam Á

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νᾶμα (nâma, “fountain or stream”)

Proper noun

Nama n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrophyllaceae – fiddleleaf plants, sandbells, etc..

Usage notes

• Also sometimes classified in family Namaceae in Boraginales, or in subfamily Namoideae in Boraginaceae.

References

• Nama (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nama on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nama on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Proper noun

Nama

1. A Khoisan language of Namibia.
2. A language of Papua New Guinea

Translations

Khoisan language of Namibia

Khoekhoe: Khoekhoegowab Russian: нама (ru) m (nama), (archaic) готтентотский (ru) (gottentotskij)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Nama, naq ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Nama, nmx ⁠

Anagrams

• mana, naam