# halma
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈhalmə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

halma
* (board games, uncountable) A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
** 1904, ‘Saki’, “Reginald's Christmas Revel”, in Reginald:As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes.
* (countable, historical) In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Hamal, Mahal, almah, amlah, hamal, mahal

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English halma, from Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑlmɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lmɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlmɑ
* Hyphenation: hal‧ma

### Noun

halma
* (board games) halma

#### Declension

Possessive forms of halma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halmani
halmani
accusative
nom.
halmani
halmani
gen.
halmani
genitive
halmani
halmojeni halmaini $^{rare}$
partitive
halmaani
halmojani
inessive
halmassani
halmoissani
elative
halmastani
halmoistani
illative
halmaani
halmoihini
adessive
halmallani
halmoillani
ablative
halmaltani
halmoiltani
allative
halmalleni
halmoilleni
essive
halmanani
halmoinani
translative
halmakseni
halmoikseni
abessive
halmattani
halmoittani
instructive
comitative
—halmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halmasi
halmasi
accusative
nom.
halmasi
halmasi
gen.
halmasi
genitive
halmasi
halmojesi halmaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
halmaasi
halmojasi
inessive
halmassasi
halmoissasi
elative
halmastasi
halmoistasi
illative
halmaasi
halmoihisi
adessive
halmallasi
halmoillasi
ablative
halmaltasi
halmoiltasi
allative
halmallesi
halmoillesi
essive
halmanasi
halmoinasi
translative
halmaksesi
halmoiksesi
abessive
halmattasi
halmoittasi
instructive
comitative
—halmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halmamme
halmamme
accusative
nom.
halmamme
halmamme
gen.
halmamme
genitive
halmamme
halmojemme halmaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
halmaamme
halmojamme
inessive
halmassamme
halmoissamme
elative
halmastamme
halmoistamme
illative
halmaamme
halmoihimme
adessive
halmallamme
halmoillamme
ablative
halmaltamme
halmoiltamme
allative
halmallemme
halmoillemme
essive
halmanamme
halmoinamme
translative
halmaksemme
halmoiksemme
abessive
halmattamme
halmoittamme
instructive
comitative
—halmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halmanne
halmanne
accusative
nom.
halmanne
halmanne
gen.
halmanne
genitive
halmanne
halmojenne halmainne $^{rare}$
partitive
halmaanne
halmojanne
inessive
halmassanne
halmoissanne
elative
halmastanne
halmoistanne
illative
halmaanne
halmoihinne
adessive
halmallanne
halmoillanne
ablative
halmaltanne
halmoiltanne
allative
halmallenne
halmoillenne
essive
halmananne
halmoinanne
translative
halmaksenne
halmoiksenne
abessive
halmattanne
halmoittanne
instructive
comitative
—halmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halmansa
halmansa
accusative
nom.
halmansa
halmansa
gen.
halmansa
genitive
halmansa
halmojensa halmainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
halmaansa
halmojaan halmojansa
inessive
halmassaan halmassansa
halmoissaan halmoissansa
elative
halmastaan halmastansa
halmoistaan halmoistansa
illative
halmaansa
halmoihinsa
adessive
halmallaan halmallansa
halmoillaan halmoillansa
ablative
halmaltaan halmaltansa
halmoiltaan halmoiltansa
allative
halmalleen halmallensa
halmoilleen halmoillensa
essive
halmanaan halmanansa
halmoinaan halmoinansa
translative
halmakseen halmaksensa
halmoikseen halmoiksensa
abessive
halmattaan halmattansa
halmoittaan halmoittansa
instructive
comitative
—halmoineen halmoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* tähtihalma

### Further reading

* “halma”, 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

### Anagrams

* mahla

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɒlmɒ]
* Hyphenation: hal‧ma
* Rhymes: -mɒ

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

halma (usually uncountable, plural halmák)
* (board games) halma

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

halom (“pile, heap”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

#### Noun

halma
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of halom

##### Declension
### Further reading

* halma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From English halma, from Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhalma]
* Hyphenation: hal‧ma

### Noun

halma (plural)
* (board games) halma: a board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares

### Further reading

* “halma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.