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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kumar m (definite singular kumaren, indefinite plural kumrar, definite plural kumrane)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kummar

Quechua

Alternative forms

Etymology

Hypothesized to possibly be related to a Polynesian word; compare Maori kūmara, Hawaiian ʻuala, etc. The sweet potato itself is known from Polynesia before European contact, however it is debated whether this was due to natural dispersal or Polynesian contact with American peoples. Amongst proponents of the latter theory, there is also debate about whether Polynesian peoples traveled to South America and brought the sweet potato back with them, or if South American indigenous peoples brought the potato to eastern Polynesian islands such as Rapa Nui. The Polynesian voyages to remote places such as Hawaii, as well as human genetic evidence, have been suggested by some scholars as evidence that contact could have occurred, or actually did occur, between Polynesians and indigenous Americans, but such contact does not necessarily prove that the Polynesian sweet potato derives from South America. Further, the nature of the relationship between the Quechua and Polynesian terms is somewhat unclear.

Noun

kumar

  1. sweet potato

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information ñuqap (my), singular ...
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Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈmɑɾ/, [kʰuˈmɑɾ̞̊]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɾ
  • Hyphenation: ku‧mar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قمار (kumar), from Arabic قِمَار (qimār).

Noun

kumar (definite accusative kumarı, plural kumarlar)

  1. gambling
    Kumarda evini kaybetmiş
    He lost his house by gambling
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kumar

  1. alternative form of komar
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