"くま" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [kɯ̟ma̠] Forms: kuma [romanization], [alternative, kanji], [alternative, kanji], [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|くま}} くま • (kuma)
  1. 隈, 曲, 阿: corner, nook, recess
    Sense id: en-くま-ja-noun-W1BObFTJ Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 13 27 13 0 13 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 26 13 0 13 9
  2. 隈, 曲, 阿: shade, shadow, dark area
    Sense id: en-くま-ja-noun-X6RBMpz4 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 13 27 13 0 13 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 26 13 0 13 9
  3. 隈, 曲, 阿: dark circles under one's eyes. often clarified as 目の下のくま.
    Sense id: en-くま-ja-noun-14psqPkH Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 13 27 13 0 13 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 26 13 0 13 9
  4. 隈: (abbreviation) kumadori
    Sense id: en-くま-ja-noun-P-toL6fU Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 25 10 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 23 11 27 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 20 15 20 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 16 34 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 13 27 13 0 13 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 26 13 0 13 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

SOFT REDIRECT [Japanese]

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-くま-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8

Noun [Okinawan]

Forms: kuma [romanization]
Head templates: {{ryu-head|noun}} くま (kuma)
  1. 熊: bear
    Sense id: en-くま-ryu-noun-qM6QqoI6 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Okinawan entries with incorrect language header, Okinawan hiragana, Okinawan pronouns, Okinawan terms with redundant sortkeys, Ursids Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 13 27 13 0 13 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 26 13 0 13 9 Disambiguation of Okinawan entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Okinawan hiragana: 46 54 Disambiguation of Okinawan pronouns: 54 46 Disambiguation of Okinawan terms with redundant sortkeys: 83 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun [Okinawan]

Forms: kuma [romanization]
Etymology: First attested as 고마 (/⁠ko.ma⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501). く (ku, “this”, pronoun) + まー (maa, where) Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|く|まー|pos1=pronoun|pos2=where|t1=this|tr1=ku|tr2=maa}} く (ku, “this”, pronoun) + まー (maa, where) Head templates: {{ryu-head|pronoun}} くま (kuma)
  1. (deictically) here; this place, area, or part (near the speaker) Tags: deictically
    Sense id: en-くま-ryu-pron-ypF8JLlm Categories (other): Okinawan hiragana, Okinawan pronouns Disambiguation of Okinawan hiragana: 46 54 Disambiguation of Okinawan pronouns: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "曲",
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