English

Noun

duma ‎(plural dumas)

1. The lower house of the Federal Assembly, or the Russian national parliament.
2. A drink mixing wine and vodka, name taken from the above.

Translations

Anagrams

• Maud

Hausa

Noun

dumā m ‎(plural dumame)

1. calabash, gourd, pumpkin

Verb

dumā̀ ‎(grade 1)

1. To put one's mouth deeply into something
2. (with an indirect object) To strike a person with something

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdumɒ]
• Hyphenation: du‧ma

Etymology 1

From the Russian ду́ма ‎(dúma, “duma”).

Noun

duma ‎(plural dumák)

1. duma

Declension

Etymology 2

From Romani dumа ‎(“speech”), from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *duma.

Noun

duma ‎(plural dumák)

1. (colloquial) talk, chat
2. (colloquial) bullshit, lie

Declension

Derived terms

• dumál

Latvian

Adjective

duma

1. (dialectal form) genitive singular masculine form of dums
2. (dialectal form) nominative singular feminine form of dums

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *duma.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: du‧ma

Noun

duma f

1. pride (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one)

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• d'uma (dated)

Etymology

From earlier d'uma, de ‎(“of”) + uma ‎(“feminine singular indefinite article”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.mɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ma/

Contraction

duma f

1. Contraction of de uma ‎(“pertaining or relating to a”).of a; from a (feminine singular)
   • 1877, Unknwon, A boneca, compiled in Contos para a Infância, Guerra Junqueiro:

     Deixe-me agora, leitor, contar-lhe uma história — a história duma boneca!

     Now let me, reader, tell you a story - the story of a doll!

See also

• dum (masculine form)
• dumas (plural form)
• duns (masculine plural form)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: du‧ma

Noun

duma (n class, plural duma)

1. cheetah

Zulu

Etymology 1

Relative

-duma

1. tasteless, flavourless

Inflection

Etymology 2

Verb

-duma

1. to be noisy
2. to roar, to thunder
3. to be famous, to be reknowned

Inflection

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