# gama
## English
### Noun

gama
* Synonym of gama grass

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
* Rhymes: -ama
* Hyphenation: ga‧ma

### Noun

gama f (plural games)
* gamma (Greek letter)

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Compare Tagalog gawa (“to do, make”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaˈmaʔ/ [ɡɐˈmaʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Hyphenation: ga‧ma

### Verb

gamâ (Badlit spelling ᜄᜋ)
* to create, manufacture, make into something
    Synonyms: himo, buhat
    Gam-on ko ning kawayan og mga lingkuranan ― I will turn this bamboo into seats

#### Derived terms

* galam-an, gam-anan
* galam-on, gam-onon
* tiggama

## Central Dusun
### Verb

gama
* to reason

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Noun

gama n or f
* gamma (Greek letter)

#### Declension

when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.

## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu igama.

### Noun

gama
* name

## Garo
### Verb

gama
* to cultivate
* to pay

## Japanese
### Romanization

gama
* Rōmaji transcription of がま

## Northern Sotho
### Verb

gama
* to milk

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French gamme, from Medieval Latin gamma, from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). Doublet of gamma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa.ma/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: ga‧ma

### Noun

gama f
* gamut (wide range)
* (music) scale
    Synonyms: skala, zakres

#### Declension
### Further reading

* gama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* gama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɡɐ.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɡɐ.mɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɡɐ.mɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈɡa.mɐ/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
* Hyphenation: ga‧ma

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

#### Noun

gama m (plural gamas)
* gamma (Greek letter)

#### Noun

gama f (plural gamas)
* series

##### Derived terms

* topo de gama

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gum.

#### Noun

gama m (plural gamas)
* (Azores) chewing gum
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

gama f (plural gamas)
* female equivalent of gamo

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

gama
* inflection of gamar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “gama”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “gama”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “gama”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French gamma.

### Noun

gama m (uncountable)
* gamma

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡâma/
* Hyphenation: ga‧ma

### Noun

gȁma f (Cyrillic spelling га̏ма)
* gamma, the Greek letter Γ, γ

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
* Rhymes: -ama
* Syllabification: ga‧ma
* Homophone: Gama

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the Greek letter, once used to start the musical scale. Compare English gamut.

#### Noun

gama f (plural gamas)
* color scale, palette
* range, array, variety, spectrum, gamut
* a series or line of products, items or services belonging to same category
* musical scale

##### Related terms

* alta gama
* gamma

### Etymology 2

From Latin gammus, with the feminine ending.

#### Noun

gama f (plural gamas)
* female equivalent of gamo

### See also

* gamuza

### Further reading

* “gama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10