"cumai" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cumai [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Cu (copper) + Japanese 枚 (“まい, mai”) (sheet). Modeled after gomai (“5 sheets”) and sanmai (“3 sheets”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Cu}} translingual Cu, {{gloss|copper}} (copper), {{der|en|ja|枚||まい, mai}} Japanese 枚 (“まい, mai”), {{gloss|sheet}} (sheet) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|cumai}} cumai (countable and uncountable, plural cumai)
  1. (metalworking, uncountable) A construction method for brazing steel sheets together by sandwiching copper sheets between them and performing an ersatz forge weld, for making Japanese-style blade steel. This method is used to add ornamental copper accents into forge-worked steel, such as a copper wave in a display blade. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cumai-en-noun-aRXwRbtb Categories (other): Metalworking, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Topics: arts, crafts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, metallurgy, metalworking, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (metalworking, countable) A metal sandwich made by such a construction method Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-cumai-en-noun-3LumZnwd Categories (other): Metalworking Topics: arts, crafts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, metallurgy, metalworking, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gomai, sanmai

Noun [Kanakanabu]

Etymology: From Proto-Tsouic *cumáyi, from Proto-Austronesian *Cumay. Etymology templates: {{inh|xnb|map-pro|*Cumay}} Proto-Austronesian *Cumay Head templates: {{head|xnb|noun}} cumai
  1. bear

Noun [Paiwan]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *Cumay. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pwn|map-pro|*Cumay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Austronesian *Cumay, {{inh+|pwn|map-pro|*Cumay}} Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *Cumay Head templates: {{head|pwn|noun}} cumai
  1. bear
    Sense id: en-cumai-pwn-noun-vJi7UOgJ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Paiwan entries with incorrect language header, Ursids
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