puma

See also: Puma, pumă, and púma

English
puma

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Quechua puma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puːmə/, /pjuːmə/
  • Rhymes: -uːmə

Noun

puma (plural pumas)

  1. The mountain lion or cougar, Puma concolor.
  2. (slang) A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.

Translations
Puma concolor — see cougar

Anagrams

Czech

Noun

puma f

  1. cougar, puma
  2. bomb

Derived terms

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)

  1. puma; cougar; mountain lion

Declension
Declension of puma
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative puma pumaen pumaer pumaerne
genitive pumas pumaens pumaers pumaernes

References

Faroese
puma

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)

  1. 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

French

Etymology

From Quechuan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /py.ma/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

puma m (plural pumas)

  1. puma (mammal)

Further reading

Hungarian
puma

Etymology

Borrowed from German Puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechuan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpumɒ]
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ma

Noun

puma (plural pumák)

  1. 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
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

See also

Italian

Noun

puma m (invariable)

  1. puma

Malay

Alternative forms

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)

  1. puma (mountain lion); cougar (Puma concolor)

Synonyms

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechuan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

puma f

  1. puma

Declension
declension of puma
singular plural
nominative puma pumy
genitive pumy pum
dative pumie pumom
accusative pumę pumy
instrumental pumą pumami
locative pumie pumach
vocative pumo pumy

Portuguese
puma

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua puma.

Pronunciation

Noun

puma m or f (nonstandard) (plural pumas)

  1. puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)

Synonyms

Quechua

Noun

puma

  1. puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)

Declension
declension of puma
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
possessive forms of puma
ñuqap - first-person singular
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 - second-person singular
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 - third-person singular
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 - first-person inclusive plural
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 - first-person exclusive plural
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 - second-person plural
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 - third-person plural
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
descendants

References
  • “puma” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pûma/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ma

Noun

pȕma f (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ма)

  1. puma

Declension
Declension of puma
singular plural
nominative puma pume
genitive pume puma
dative pumi pumama
accusative pumu pume
vocative pumo pume
locative pumi pumama
instrumental pumom pumama

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin poma, plural of pomum (“fruit”), interpreted as a feminine singular.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpuma/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ma

Noun

puma f (plural pumi)

  1. apple

Slovak
puma

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)

  1. puma, cougar (Puma concolor)

Declension
Declension of puma
singular plural
nominative puma pumy
genitive pumy púm
dative pume pumám
accusative pumu pumy
locative pume pumách
instrumental pumou pumami

See also

Further reading
  • puma in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpùːma/
  • Tonal orthography: púma

Noun

púma f (genitive púme, nominative plural púme)

  1. puma, mountain lion (Puma concolor)

Declension
Declension of púma (feminine, a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative púma púmi púme
accusative púmo púmi púme
genitive púme púm púm
dative púmi púmama púmam
locative púmi púmah púmah
instrumental púmo púmama púmami

Spanish
puma

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua puma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpu.ma]

Noun

puma m (plural pumas)

  1. cougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor)

Swedish

Noun

puma c

  1. a cougar (Puma concolor)
  2. (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
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