kuma

kum

• bound elements forming words which means 'acting like' or 'resembling'; example: kumalipan (applies like a lipam/centipede, refers to a child who moves a lot when learning to crawl / walk)

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Kasar

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Alus sor

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Alus mider

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Alus madya

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Alus singgih

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Mider

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Bali dataran dialect

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Bali aga dialect

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Usage Examples

Anak cerik sedeng kumalipan patut stata tongosin.

Children who are just learning to crawl must always be accompanied.

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⚙ Usage examples pulled from the Virtual Library

In Balinese:   Prade ada anak kuma tresna, suka olas teken cening, ento eda pesan engsapanga.

In English:   Prade ada anak kuma tresna, suka olas teken cening, ento eda pesan engsapanga.

In Indonesian:  

- Folktale I Durma

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Root

kuma

Other forms of "kuma"

Kumajaum

like a needle (about newly growing duck feathers)

Kumalambi

start to change chest hair (about ducks that are starting to mature)

Kumalipan

behaves like a centipede (about children who move a lot when learning to crawl / walk)

Kumanyama

like a family

Makuma

put on airs; acting like (brave, smart people, etc.); pretend

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Related words

cara, sedeng, buka, kumalipan, kumajaum, kumanyama, kumalambi

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Background information

English
Indonesian
Balinese

Translations

English

the word-bound bound element which means ‘acts like’ or ‘resembles’

Indonesian

unsur terikat pembentuk kata yang artinya ‘berlaku seperti’ atau ‘menyerupai’

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