yuma

See also: Yuma and þuma

Finnish

Etymology

From English Yuma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjumɑ/, [ˈjumɑ]

Noun

yuma

  1. Quechan, Yuma (member of a Native American people from Arizona; their language)

Declension
Inflection of yuma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative yuma yumat
genitive yuman yumien
partitive yumaa yumia
illative yumaan yumiin
singular plural
nominative yuma yumat
accusative nom. yuma yumat
gen. yuman
genitive yuman yumien
yumainrare
partitive yumaa yumia
inessive yumassa yumissa
elative yumasta yumista
illative yumaan yumiin
adessive yumalla yumilla
ablative yumalta yumilta
allative yumalle yumille
essive yumana yumina
translative yumaksi yumiksi
instructive — yumin
abessive yumatta yumitta
comitative — yumineen
Possessive forms of yuma (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person yumani yumamme
2nd person yumasi yumanne
3rd person yumansa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Yuma, from the 1957 American western film 3:10 to Yuma.[1] Possibly based on an already existing phonetic loan of English united ("yunay").[2]

Noun

yuma f (plural yumas)

  1. (Cuba, slang) an American; someone from the United States

References
  1. “Why Cubans Want To Go To "Yuma"”, in CBS News‎, accessed 2022-02-11
  2. “How 3:10 to Yuma changed the way Cubans speak.”, in Slate Magazine‎, 8 October 2007, retrieved 2022-02-11
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