gama

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gama"

English

Noun

gama

1. Synonym of gama grass.

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣama/ [ˈɣa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ga‧ma

Noun

gama f (plural games)

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Tagalog gawa (“to do, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmaʔ/ [ɡɐˈmaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Verb

gamâ (Badlit spelling ᜄᜋ)

1. to create, manufacture, make into something

   Synonyms: himo, buhat

   Gam-on ko ning kawayan og mga lingkuranan ― I will turn this bamboo into seats

Derived terms

• galam-an, gam-anan
• galam-on, gam-onon
• tiggama

Central Dusun

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

gama

1. to reason

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡama]

Noun

gama n or f

1. gamma (Greek letter)

Declension

when feminine:

Declension of gama (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	gama	gamy
genitive	gamy	gam
dative	gamě	gamám
accusative	gamu	gamy
vocative	gamo	gamy
locative	gamě	gamách
instrumental	gamou	gamami

Indeclinable when neuter.

Further reading

• “gama”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “gama”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “gama”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu igama.

Noun

gama

1. name

Garo

Verb

gama

1. to cultivate
2. to pay

Gullah

Alternative forms

• gawma, gawmah

Etymology

From Kongo ŋgɔma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɒ.mɑ/, /ɡɒ.mə/

Noun

gama (plural gama dem)

1. drum

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner (1969), Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ga‧ma

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

gama (plural gama-gama)

1. gamma
   2. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
   3. (physics) a gamma ray or gamma-ray photon.
   4. (physics) a non-SI unit of measure of mass, equal to 1 microgramme.
   5. (computer graphics, photography, printing) gamma correction.

Alternative forms

• gamma

Hyponyms

• gama alumina
• gama globulin
• gama karboksiglutamat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun

gama (plural gama-gama)

1. (dialect: Minang, agriculture) the size of a grip for a scythe's rice stalk

Further reading

• “gama”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

gama

1. Rōmaji transcription of がま

Ngizim

Etymology

Cognate with Ngamo gùmyò (“girl, young woman”), Miya ʔám (“woman”).

Noun

gā̀mà (plural gā̀maɗ)

1. woman

Northern Sotho

Verb

gama

1. to milk

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamme, from Medieval Latin gamma, from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /⁠gīml⁠/). Doublet of gamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ma/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ga‧ma

Noun

gama f

1. gamut (wide range)
2. (music) scale

   Synonyms: skala, zakres

Declension

Declension of gama

	singular	plural
nominative	gama	gamy
genitive	gamy	gam
dative	gamie	gamom
accusative	gamę	gamy
instrumental	gamą	gamami
locative	gamie	gamach
vocative	gamo	gamy

Further reading

• “gama”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “gama”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.mɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐ.mɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.mɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
• Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Noun

gama m (plural gamas)

1. gamma (the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ))

Noun

gama f (plural gamas)

1. series

Derived terms

• topo de gama

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gum.

Noun

gama m (plural gamas)

1. (Azores) chewing gum

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica

Etymology 3

Noun

gama f (plural gamas)

1. female equivalent of gamo

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gama

1. inflection of gamar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “gama”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gama”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “gama”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “gama”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamma.

Noun

gama m (uncountable)

1. gamma

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	gama	gamaul
genitive-dative	gama	gamaului
vocative	gamaule

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡâma/
• Hyphenation: ga‧ma

Noun

gȁma f (Cyrillic spelling га̏ма)

1. gamma, the Greek letter Γ, γ

Declension

Declension of gama

	singular	plural
nominative	gama	game
genitive	game	gama
dative	gami	gamama
accusative	gamu	game
vocative	gamo	game
locative	gami	gamama
instrumental	gamom	gamama

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡama/ [ˈɡa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ga‧ma
• Homophone: Gama

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), the Greek letter, once used to start the musical scale. Compare English gamut.

Noun

gama f (plural gamas)

1. color scale, palette
2. range, array, variety, spectrum, gamut
3. a series or line of products, items or services belonging to same category
4. musical scale

Related terms

• alta gama
• gamma

Etymology 2

From Latin gammus, with the feminine ending.

Noun

gama f (plural gamas)

1. female equivalent of gamo

See also

• gamuza

Further reading

• “gama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Turkish

Noun

gama

1. dative singular of gam