Nama

See also: nama, náma, nāma, namā, namä, nämä, namą, and Nam Á

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νᾶμα (nâma, “fountain or stream”)

Proper noun

Nama n

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrophyllaceae – fiddleleaf plants, sandbells, etc..

Usage notes

Also sometimes classified in family Namaceae in Boraginales, or in subfamily Namoideae in Boraginaceae.

References

Nama (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nama on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nama on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Nama

A Khoisan language of Namibia.
A language of Papua New Guinea

Translations

Khoisan language of Namibia

Khoekhoe: Khoekhoegowab
Russian: нама (ru) m (nama), (archaic) готтентотский (ru) (gottentotskij)

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Nama, naq ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Nama, nmx ⁠

Anagrams

mana, naam

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