# kumara
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kūmara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuːməɹə/
** (New Zealand) IPA: [ˈkʰʉːm(ə)ɹʷɐ], (prescribed) IPA: [ˈkʰʉːmɐɾɐ]

### Noun

kumara (plural kumaras or kumara)
* (New Zealand) A sweet potato.
** 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 98:In 1350 five canoes reached New Zealand manned by Maori voyagers carrying the dog on purpose and the rat by mistake. They introduced the gourd, taro and kumara from the Polynesian Islands to the New Zealanders.

#### Derived terms

* suck the kumara

### Anagrams

* karamu

## Basque
### Noun

kumara
* allative singular of kuma

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kumara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkumɑrɑ/, [ˈkumɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -umɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: ku‧ma‧ra

### Adjective

kumara (comparative kumarampi, superlative kumarin)
* hunch (bent, bowed posture)
    olla kumarassa ― to hunch

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kumara (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumarani
kumarani
accusative
nom.
kumarani
kumarani
gen.
kumarani
genitive
kumarani
kumarieni kumaraini $^{rare}$
partitive
kumaraani
kumariani
inessive
kumarassani
kumarissani
elative
kumarastani
kumaristani
illative
kumaraani
kumariini
adessive
kumarallani
kumarillani
ablative
kumaraltani
kumariltani
allative
kumaralleni
kumarilleni
essive
kumaranani
kumarinani
translative
kumarakseni
kumarikseni
abessive
kumarattani
kumarittani
instructive
comitative
—kumarineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumarasi
kumarasi
accusative
nom.
kumarasi
kumarasi
gen.
kumarasi
genitive
kumarasi
kumariesi kumaraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kumaraasi
kumariasi
inessive
kumarassasi
kumarissasi
elative
kumarastasi
kumaristasi
illative
kumaraasi
kumariisi
adessive
kumarallasi
kumarillasi
ablative
kumaraltasi
kumariltasi
allative
kumarallesi
kumarillesi
essive
kumaranasi
kumarinasi
translative
kumaraksesi
kumariksesi
abessive
kumarattasi
kumarittasi
instructive
comitative
—kumarinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumaramme
kumaramme
accusative
nom.
kumaramme
kumaramme
gen.
kumaramme
genitive
kumaramme
kumariemme kumaraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kumaraamme
kumariamme
inessive
kumarassamme
kumarissamme
elative
kumarastamme
kumaristamme
illative
kumaraamme
kumariimme
adessive
kumarallamme
kumarillamme
ablative
kumaraltamme
kumariltamme
allative
kumarallemme
kumarillemme
essive
kumaranamme
kumarinamme
translative
kumaraksemme
kumariksemme
abessive
kumarattamme
kumarittamme
instructive
comitative
—kumarinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumaranne
kumaranne
accusative
nom.
kumaranne
kumaranne
gen.
kumaranne
genitive
kumaranne
kumarienne kumarainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kumaraanne
kumarianne
inessive
kumarassanne
kumarissanne
elative
kumarastanne
kumaristanne
illative
kumaraanne
kumariinne
adessive
kumarallanne
kumarillanne
ablative
kumaraltanne
kumariltanne
allative
kumarallenne
kumarillenne
essive
kumarananne
kumarinanne
translative
kumaraksenne
kumariksenne
abessive
kumarattanne
kumarittanne
instructive
comitative
—kumarinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kumaransa
kumaransa
accusative
nom.
kumaransa
kumaransa
gen.
kumaransa
genitive
kumaransa
kumariensa kumarainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kumaraansa
kumariaan kumariansa
inessive
kumarassaan kumarassansa
kumarissaan kumarissansa
elative
kumarastaan kumarastansa
kumaristaan kumaristansa
illative
kumaraansa
kumariinsa
adessive
kumarallaan kumarallansa
kumarillaan kumarillansa
ablative
kumaraltaan kumaraltansa
kumariltaan kumariltansa
allative
kumaralleen kumarallensa
kumarilleen kumarillensa
essive
kumaranaan kumaranansa
kumarinaan kumarinansa
translative
kumarakseen kumaraksensa
kumarikseen kumariksensa
abessive
kumarattaan kumarattansa
kumarittaan kumarittansa
instructive
comitative
—kumarineen kumarinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kumarainen
* kumartaa
* kumartua
* kumaruus
* etukumara
* kumaraharteinen
* kumarahartiainen
* kumaraselkäinen

### Further reading

* “kumara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Slovene
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cucumis, cucumeris. Compare Serbo-Croatian kukumar.

### Noun

kumara f
* Any member of the Cucumis genus of plants, including cucumber.

### Further reading

* “kumara”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025