-kūmā-

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tumaqa (additive numeral ligative). Cognate with Rennellese tumaʻa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkuː.maː./

Infix

-kūmā-

  1. Nonproductive numerical infix needed to combine the tens and ones places; roughly meaning plus.
    ‎kanakolu (“thirty”) → ‎kanakolukūmākahi (“thirty one”)
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