laima

See also: Laima and laimā

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lái.màː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [léi.màː]
  • Hyphenation: lai‧mā̀

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kanuri lăimà, from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Noun

laimā̀ f (plural laimōmī, possessed form laimàr̃)

  1. tent
  2. umbrella
  3. parachute
  4. shade

Etymology 2

Noun

laimā̀ f (possessed form laimàr̃)

  1. dampness

Latvian

Noun

laima m (4th declension)

  1. (dialectal) happiness; alternative form of laime

Declension

Declension of laima (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative laima laimas
genitive laimas laimu
dative laimai laimām
accusative laimu laimas
instrumental laimu laimām
locative laimā laimās
vocative laima laimas

Lithuanian

Noun

laima f

  1. (archaic, poetic) luck (archaism, sometimes still used in poetry)

See also

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