Cumay

/ˈkuːmeɪ/ noun

Definition

A variant or regional name for certain Amazonian tree species or their aromatic products, related to cumaru.

Etymology

A dialectal or regional variant, possibly from Tupi or related indigenous languages of South America, representing different local names for cumaru-type plants.

Kelly Says

Many Amazonian plants have multiple indigenous names—'cumay' might be a Tupi word while a neighboring tribe called the same tree something else, showing how biodiversity and linguistic diversity go hand-in-hand.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኩማይ
koo-mai
ARالعربية
كُماي
koo-mai
BNবাংলা
কুমায়
koo-may
CACatalà
cumay
koo-may
CSČeština
cumay
koo-may
DADansk
cumay
koo-may
DEDeutsch
Cumay
koo-may
ELΕλληνικά
κουμά
koo-ma
ESEspañol
cumay
koo-may
FAفارسی
کُمائی
koo-mai
FISuomi
cumay
koo-may
FRFrançais
cumay
koo-may
GUGU
કુમાય
koo-may
HAHA
kuma-i
koo-mai
HEעברית
קומאי
koo-mai
HIहिन्दी
कुमाय
koo-may
HUMagyar
cumay
koo-may
IDBahasa Indonesia
cumay
koo-may
IGIG
kūmāy
koo-may
ITItaliano
cumay
koo-may
JA日本語
クマ
koo-ma
KKKK
кумай
koo-may
KMKM
គុម
koo-m
KO한국어
쿠마이
koo-mai
MRMR
कुमाय
koo-may
MSBahasa Melayu
cumay
koo-may
MYမြန်မာ
ကုမေ
koo-may
NLNederlands
cumay
koo-may
NONorsk
cumay
koo-may
PAPA
ਕੁਮਾਈ
koo-mai
PLPolski
cumay
koo-may
PTPortuguês
cumay
koo-may
RORomână
cumay
koo-may
RUРусский
кумай
koo-may
SVSvenska
cumay
koo-may
SWKiswahili
cumay
koo-may
TAதமிழ்
குமாய்
koo-mai
TEతెలుగు
కుమాయి
koo-mai
THไทย
คุม
koo-m
TLTL
cumay
koo-may
TRTürkçe
cumay
koo-may
UKУкраїнська
кумай
koo-may
URاردو
کُمائی
koo-mai
VITiếng Việt
cumay
koo-may
YOYO
kùmay
koo-may
ZH中文
库马
ku-ma
ZUZU
cumay
koo-may

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