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Webster 1913 Edition

Puma

Pu′ma

(pū′mȧ)

Noun.

[Peruv.

puma

(Zool.)

A large American carnivore (

Felis concolor

), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also

catamount

cougar

American lion

mountain lion

, and

panther

painter

Webster 1828 Edition

Puma

PU'MA

Noun.

A rapacious quadruped of America, of the genus Felis.

Definition 2025

Puma

See also: puma, pumă, and púma

Translingual

Puma concolor (mountain lion)

Puma yagouaroundi (jaguarundi)

Etymology

From Quechua puma.

Proper noun

Puma f

A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the mountain lion and the jaguarundi.

Hypernyms

(species): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; Felinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Puma concolor, Puma yagouaroundi (species)

English

Proper noun

Puma

A village in the Solomon Islands
An administrative ward in Tanzania
A Kiranti language spoken in Nepal

German

Noun

Puma m ‎(genitive Pumas, plural Pumas)

cougar (mountain lion)

puma

See also: Puma, pumă, and púma

English

Noun

puma ‎(plural pumas)

The mountain lion, cougar, Puma concolor.

Translations

cougar

Alabama: kowi
Arabic: أسد أمريكي
Arapaho: 3io'kuutoo
Arikara: waxtás
Armenian: կատվառյուծ (hy) ‎(katvaṙyuc)
Assiniboine: įkmutąga
Atakapa: niāl
Biloxi: taⁿta
Cayuga: dagu:sgo:wah
Cherokee: ᏢᏓᏥ ‎(tlvdatsi)
Cheyenne: nanóse'hame
Chickasaw: kowishto'
Chinese:
Mandarin: 美洲狮 (zh) ‎(měizhōu shī)
Comanche: pia wa'óo
Creek: kaccv
Crow: iishbíia
Czech: puma (cs) f
Dakota: inmutanka
Danish: puma c
Dutch: poema (nl) m
Esperanto: pumo
Estonian: puuma
Faroese: puma f
Finnish: puuma (fi), (vuorileijona)
French: puma (fr) f
Georgian: პუმა ‎(ṗuma)
German: Puma (de) m
Greek: πούμα (el) n ‎(poúma)
Guaraní: jaguapytã
Hopi: toho
Hungarian: puma (hu)

Irish: púma m
Japanese: ピューマ (ja) ‎(pyūma)
Khmer: ពូម៉ា ‎(puumaa)
Korean: 퓨마 ‎(pyuma)
Lakota: igmuwatogla
Malay:

Rumi: puma, kugar

Jawi: ڤوما, کوݢر
Nahuatl: miztli (nah)
Narragansett: pussoúgh
Natchez: iciwata∙
Navajo: náshdóítsoh
Northern Paiute: tooonugwetsedu
Osage:

Osage: Y^LO^KA

Roman: iⁿloⁿka
Polish: puma (pl) f
Portuguese: puma (pt) f
Quechua: puma (qu)
Romanian: pumă (ro) f
Russian: пу́ма (ru) f ‎(púma)
Seneca: hë:es
Shawnee: mšipeši
Shoshone: doyadukubichi'
Slovak: puma (sk) f
Spanish: puma (es) f
Swedish: puma (sv), bergslejon (sv) n
Thai: เสือภูเขา ‎(sĕua poo kăo)
Tonkawa: 'okma'ek
Yaqui: ousei

Faroese

puma

Etymology

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
f1	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	puma	puman	pumur	pumurnar
accusative	pumu	pumuna	pumur	pumurnar
dative	pumu	pumuni	pumum	pumunum
genitive	pumu	pumunnar	puma	pumanna

French

Etymology

From Quechuan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /py.ma/

Noun

puma m ‎(plural pumas)

puma (mammal)

Hungarian

puma

Etymology

From German Puma, from Spanish puma, from Quechuan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpumɒ]
Hyphenation: pu‧ma

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

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

Noun

puma m ‎(invariable)

puma

Malay

Alternative forms

ڤوما

Etymology

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

Polish

Etymology

From Spanish puma, from Quechuan

Pronunciation

Noun

puma f

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

From Quechua puma.

Pronunciation

(Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.mɐ/

Noun

puma m or f (nonstandard) (plural pumas)

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

Synonyms

onça-parda, suçuarana, leão-baio, leão-da-montanha

Quechua

Noun

puma

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
Pumakurku
Pumak'uchu
Pumamarka
Pumaorqo

Pumaphaqcha
Pumawasi
Pumaqchupan
Pumaqhawa
pumasqa

Descendants

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.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pûma/
Hyphenation: pu‧ma

Noun

pȕma f ‎(Cyrillic spelling пу̏ма)

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

pumu

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)

apple

Slovak

puma

Etymology

From Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ma/

Noun

puma f ‎(genitive singular pumy, nominative plural pumy, declension pattern of žena)

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

Slovene

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpùːma/
Tonal orthography: púma

Noun

púma f ‎(genitive púme, nominative plural púme)

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

From Quechua puma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpu.ma]

Noun

puma m ‎(plural pumas)

cougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor)

Swedish

Noun

puma c

a cougar (Puma concolor)
(slang) a cougar; a woman who is attractive despite her age

Declension

Inflection of puma
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	puma	puman	pumor	pumorna
Genitive	pumas	pumans	pumors	pumornas