puma
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Cougar_sitting.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puːmə/, /pjuːmə/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -uːmə
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
Noun
puma (plural pumas)
- A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
- (by extension) Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.
- (slang) A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.
Translations
Anagrams
- paum, upma
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish puma, from Classical Quechua puma.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpu.mə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
Noun
puma m (plural pumes)
- puma
Further reading
- “puma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Classical Quechua
Noun
puma
- puma, cougar, mountain lion (Felis concolor).
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpuma]
Noun
puma f
- cougar, puma
- bomb
Derived terms
- pumí
- pumový
Further reading
- puma in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- puma in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun
puma c (singular definite pumaen, plural indefinite pumaer)
- puma; cougar; mountain lion
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | puma | pumaen | pumaer | pumaerne |
genitive | pumas | pumaens | pumaers | pumaernes |
References
- “puma” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
![](Images/wiktionary/Puma_face.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʰuːma/
- Rhymes: -uːma
Noun
puma f (genitive singular pumu, plural pumur)
- puma, cougar (Puma concolor)
Declension
Declension of puma | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | puma | puman | pumur | pumurnar |
accusative | pumu | pumuna | pumur | pumurnar |
dative | pumu | pumuni | pumum | pumunum |
genitive | pumu | pumunnar | puma | pumanna |
See also
puma on the Faroese Wikipedia.Wikipedia fo
French
Etymology
From Quechuan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py.ma/
Audio (file)
Noun
puma m (plural pumas)
- puma (mammal)
Further reading
- “puma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
![](Images/wiktionary/Puma_face.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechuan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpumɒ]
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
- Rhymes: -mɒ
Noun
puma (plural pumák)
- puma, cougar (Puma concolor)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | puma | pumák |
accusative | pumát | pumákat |
dative | pumának | pumáknak |
instrumental | pumával | pumákkal |
causal-final | pumáért | pumákért |
translative | pumává | pumákká |
terminative | pumáig | pumákig |
essive-formal | pumaként | pumákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | pumában | pumákban |
superessive | pumán | pumákon |
adessive | pumánál | pumáknál |
illative | pumába | pumákba |
sublative | pumára | pumákra |
allative | pumához | pumákhoz |
elative | pumából | pumákból |
delative | pumáról | pumákról |
ablative | pumától | pumáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular | pumáé | pumáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | pumáéi | pumákéi |
Possessive forms of puma | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | pumám | pumáim |
2nd person sing. | pumád | pumáid |
3rd person sing. | pumája | pumái |
1st person plural | pumánk | pumáink |
2nd person plural | pumátok | pumáitok |
3rd person plural | pumájuk | pumáik |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
- Rhymes: -uma
- Hyphenation: pù‧ma
Noun
puma m (invariable)
- puma
Malay
Alternative forms
- ڤوما
Etymology
Borrowed from English puma, from Quechuan puma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pumə], [pumɐ]
- Rhymes: -umə, -mə, -ə
Noun
puma (Jawi spelling ڤوما, plural puma-puma)
- puma (mountain lion); cougar (Puma concolor)
Synonyms
- kugar / کوݢر
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun
puma m (definite singular pumaen, indefinite plural pumaer, definite plural pumaene)
- a puma, Puma concolor
References
- “puma” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “puma” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Noun
puma m (definite singular pumaen, indefinite plural pumaer or pumaar, definite plural pumaene or pumaane)
- a puma, Puma concolor
References
- “puma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uma
- Syllabification: pu‧ma
Noun
puma f
- puma, cougar
- Synonym: kuguar
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | puma | pumy |
genitive | pumy | pum |
dative | pumie | pumom |
accusative | pumę | pumy |
instrumental | pumą | pumami |
locative | pumie | pumach |
vocative | pumo | pumy |
Further reading
- puma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- puma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
![](Images/wiktionary/Cougar_sitting.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish puma,[1] from Quechua puma.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpũ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpu.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
Noun
puma m or (nonstandard) f (plural pumas)
- puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)
- Synonyms: onça-parda, suçuarana, leão-baio, leão-da-montanha
References
- “puma” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “puma” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Quechua
Noun
puma
- puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | puma | pumakuna |
accusative | pumata | pumakunata |
dative | pumaman | pumakunaman |
genitive | pumap | pumakunap |
locative | pumapi | pumakunapi |
terminative | pumakama | pumakunakama |
ablative | pumamanta | pumakunamanta |
instrumental | pumawan | pumakunawan |
comitative | pumantin | pumakunantin |
abessive | pumannaq | pumakunannaq |
comparative | pumahina | pumakunahina |
causative | pumarayku | pumakunarayku |
benefactive | pumapaq | pumakunapaq |
associative | pumapura | pumakunapura |
distributive | pumanka | pumakunanka |
exclusive | pumalla | pumakunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumay | pumaykuna |
accusative | pumayta | pumaykunata |
dative | pumayman | pumaykunaman |
genitive | pumaypa | pumaykunap |
locative | pumaypi | pumaykunapi |
terminative | pumaykama | pumaykunakama |
ablative | pumaymanta | pumaykunamanta |
instrumental | pumaywan | pumaykunawan |
comitative | pumaynintin | pumaykunantin |
abessive | pumayninnaq | pumaykunannaq |
comparative | pumayhina | pumaykunahina |
causative | pumayrayku | pumaykunarayku |
benefactive | pumaypaq | pumaykunapaq |
associative | pumaypura | pumaykunapura |
distributive | pumayninka | pumaykunanka |
exclusive | pumaylla | pumaykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumayki | pumaykikuna |
accusative | pumaykita | pumaykikunata |
dative | pumaykiman | pumaykikunaman |
genitive | pumaykipa | pumaykikunap |
locative | pumaykipi | pumaykikunapi |
terminative | pumaykikama | pumaykikunakama |
ablative | pumaykimanta | pumaykikunamanta |
instrumental | pumaykiwan | pumaykikunawan |
comitative | pumaykintin | pumaykikunantin |
abessive | pumaykinnaq | pumaykikunannaq |
comparative | pumaykihina | pumaykikunahina |
causative | pumaykirayku | pumaykikunarayku |
benefactive | pumaykipaq | pumaykikunapaq |
associative | pumaykipura | pumaykikunapura |
distributive | pumaykinka | pumaykikunanka |
exclusive | pumaykilla | pumaykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | puman | pumankuna |
accusative | pumanta | pumankunata |
dative | pumanman | pumankunaman |
genitive | pumanpa | pumankunap |
locative | pumanpi | pumankunapi |
terminative | pumankama | pumankunakama |
ablative | pumanmanta | pumankunamanta |
instrumental | pumanwan | pumankunawan |
comitative | pumanintin | pumankunantin |
abessive | pumanninnaq | pumankunannaq |
comparative | pumanhina | pumankunahina |
causative | pumanrayku | pumankunarayku |
benefactive | pumanpaq | pumankunapaq |
associative | pumanpura | pumankunapura |
distributive | pumaninka | pumankunanka |
exclusive | pumanlla | pumankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumanchik | pumanchikkuna |
accusative | pumanchikta | pumanchikkunata |
dative | pumanchikman | pumanchikkunaman |
genitive | pumanchikpa | pumanchikkunap |
locative | pumanchikpi | pumanchikkunapi |
terminative | pumanchikkama | pumanchikkunakama |
ablative | pumanchikmanta | pumanchikkunamanta |
instrumental | pumanchikwan | pumanchikkunawan |
comitative | pumanchiknintin | pumanchikkunantin |
abessive | pumanchikninnaq | pumanchikkunannaq |
comparative | pumanchikhina | pumanchikkunahina |
causative | pumanchikrayku | pumanchikkunarayku |
benefactive | pumanchikpaq | pumanchikkunapaq |
associative | pumanchikpura | pumanchikkunapura |
distributive | pumanchikninka | pumanchikkunanka |
exclusive | pumanchiklla | pumanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumayku | pumaykukuna |
accusative | pumaykuta | pumaykukunata |
dative | pumaykuman | pumaykukunaman |
genitive | pumaykupa | pumaykukunap |
locative | pumaykupi | pumaykukunapi |
terminative | pumaykukama | pumaykukunakama |
ablative | pumaykumanta | pumaykukunamanta |
instrumental | pumaykuwan | pumaykukunawan |
comitative | pumaykuntin | pumaykukunantin |
abessive | pumaykunnaq | pumaykukunannaq |
comparative | pumaykuhina | pumaykukunahina |
causative | pumaykurayku | pumaykukunarayku |
benefactive | pumaykupaq | pumaykukunapaq |
associative | pumaykupura | pumaykukunapura |
distributive | pumaykunka | pumaykukunanka |
exclusive | pumaykulla | pumaykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumaykichik | pumaykichikkuna |
accusative | pumaykichikta | pumaykichikkunata |
dative | pumaykichikman | pumaykichikkunaman |
genitive | pumaykichikpa | pumaykichikkunap |
locative | pumaykichikpi | pumaykichikkunapi |
terminative | pumaykichikkama | pumaykichikkunakama |
ablative | pumaykichikmanta | pumaykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | pumaykichikwan | pumaykichikkunawan |
comitative | pumaykichiknintin | pumaykichikkunantin |
abessive | pumaykichikninnaq | pumaykichikkunannaq |
comparative | pumaykichikhina | pumaykichikkunahina |
causative | pumaykichikrayku | pumaykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | pumaykichikpaq | pumaykichikkunapaq |
associative | pumaykichikpura | pumaykichikkunapura |
distributive | pumaykichikninka | pumaykichikkunanka |
exclusive | pumaykichiklla | pumaykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pumanku | pumankukuna |
accusative | pumankuta | pumankukunata |
dative | pumankuman | pumankukunaman |
genitive | pumankupa | pumankukunap |
locative | pumankupi | pumankukunapi |
terminative | pumankukama | pumankukunakama |
ablative | pumankumanta | pumankukunamanta |
instrumental | pumankuwan | pumankukunawan |
comitative | pumankuntin | pumankukunantin |
abessive | pumankunnaq | pumankukunannaq |
comparative | pumankuhina | pumankukunahina |
causative | pumankurayku | pumankukunarayku |
benefactive | pumankupaq | pumankukunapaq |
associative | pumankupura | pumankukunapura |
distributive | pumankunka | pumankukunanka |
exclusive | pumankulla | pumankukunalla |
Derived terms
- Pumachaka
- Pumakancha
- Pumak'uchu
- Pumakurku
- Pumamarka
- Pumaorqo
- Pumaphaqcha
- Pumaqchupan
- Pumaqhawa
- pumasqa
- Pumawasi
Descendants
- → English: puma
- → Estonian: puuma
- → Faroese: puma
- → Finnish: puuma
- → French: puma
- → German: Puma
- → Greek: πούμα (poúma)
- → Hungarian: puma
- → Icelandic: púma
- → Irish: púma
- → Italian: puma
- → Malay: puma
- → Polish: puma
- → Portuguese: puma
- → Romanian: pumă
- → Russian: пу́ма (púma)
- → Serbo-Croatian: pȕma / пу̏ма
- → Slovak: puma
- → Slovene: púma
- → Spanish: puma
- → Swedish: puma
- Translingual: Puma
References
- “puma” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.
Romanian
Etymology
From French puma.
Noun
puma f (uncountable)
- puma
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (o) puma | puma |
genitive/dative | (unei) [[{{{pl}}}#Romanian|{{{pl}}}]] | [[{{{pl}}}i#Romanian|{{{pl}}}i]] |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pûma/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
Noun
pȕma f (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ма)
- puma
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | puma | pume |
genitive | pume | puma |
dative | pumi | pumama |
accusative | pumu | pume |
vocative | pumo | pume |
locative | pumi | pumama |
instrumental | pumom | pumama |
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin pōma, plural of pōmum (“fruit”), interpreted as a feminine singular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/, [ˈpuːmä]
- Hyphenation: pù‧ma
Noun
puma f (plural pumi)
- (eastern Sicily) Alternative form of pumu (“apple”)
puma m pl
- plural of pumu
Slovak
![](Images/wiktionary/Puma_face.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
Noun
puma f (genitive singular pumy, nominative plural pumy, genitive plural púm, declension pattern of žena)
- puma, cougar (Puma concolor)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | puma | pumy |
genitive | pumy | púm |
dative | pume | pumám |
accusative | pumu | pumy |
locative | pume | pumách |
instrumental | pumou | pumami |
See also
puma on the Slovak Wikipedia.Wikipedia sk
Further reading
- puma in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pùːma/
Noun
púma f
- puma, mountain lion (Puma concolor)
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | púma | ||
gen. sing. | púme | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | púma | púmi | púme |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | púme | púm | púm |
dative (dajȃlnik) | púmi | púmama | púmam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | púmo | púmi | púme |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | púmi | púmah | púmah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | púmo | púmama | púmami |
Spanish
![](Images/wiktionary/MountainLion.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua puma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuma/ [ˈpu.ma]
- Rhymes: -uma
- Syllabification: pu‧ma
Noun
puma m (plural pumas)
- cougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor)
Further reading
- “puma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swazi
Verb
-puma
- to burst
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish
Noun
puma c
- a cougar (Puma concolor)
- (slang) a cougar; a woman who is attractive despite her age
Declension
Declension of puma | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | puma | puman | pumor | pumorna |
Genitive | pumas | pumans | pumors | pumornas |