puma
English

puma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puːmə/, /pjuːmə/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -uːmə
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
Noun
puma (plural pumas)
- A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
- (by extension) Any feline belonging to the genus Puma.
- (slang) A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.
Translations
Puma concolor — see cougar
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish puma, from Classical Quechua puma.
Further reading
- “puma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Classical Quechua
Faroese

puma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʰuːma/
- Rhymes: -uːma
Declension
| Declension of puma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | puma | puman | pumur | pumurnar |
| accusative | pumu | pumuna | pumur | pumurnar |
| dative | pumu | pumuni | pumum | pumunum |
| genitive | pumu | pumunnar | puma | pumanna |
See also
puma on the Faroese Wikipedia.Wikipedia fo
French
Etymology
From Quechuan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py.ma/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “puma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian

puma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpumɒ]
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
- Rhymes: -mɒ
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | puma | pumák |
| accusative | pumát | pumákat |
| dative | pumának | pumáknak |
| instrumental | pumával | pumákkal |
| causal-final | pumáért | pumákért |
| translative | pumává | pumákká |
| terminative | pumáig | pumákig |
| essive-formal | pumaként | pumákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | pumában | pumákban |
| superessive | pumán | pumákon |
| adessive | pumánál | pumáknál |
| illative | pumába | pumákba |
| sublative | pumára | pumákra |
| allative | pumához | pumákhoz |
| elative | pumából | pumákból |
| delative | pumáról | pumákról |
| ablative | pumától | pumáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
pumáé | pumáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
pumáéi | pumákéi |
| Possessive forms of puma | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | pumám | pumáim |
| 2nd person sing. | pumád | pumáid |
| 3rd person sing. | pumája | pumái |
| 1st person plural | pumánk | pumáink |
| 2nd person plural | pumátok | pumáitok |
| 3rd person plural | pumájuk | pumáik |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
- Rhymes: -uma
- Hyphenation: pù‧ma
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
puma m (definite singular pumaen, indefinite plural pumaer or pumaar, definite plural pumaene or pumaane)
References
- “puma” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uma
- Syllabification: pu‧ma
Declension
Portuguese

puma
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpũ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpu.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
Noun
puma m or (nonstandard) f (plural pumas)
- puma; cougar; mountain lion (Puma concolor, a large feline of the Americas)
- Synonyms: onça-parda, suçuarana, leão-baio, leão-da-montanha
References
- “puma” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “puma” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Quechua
Declension
declension of puma
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | puma | pumakuna |
| accusative | pumata | pumakunata |
| dative | pumaman | pumakunaman |
| genitive | pumap | pumakunap |
| locative | pumapi | pumakunapi |
| terminative | pumakama | pumakunakama |
| ablative | pumamanta | pumakunamanta |
| instrumental | pumawan | pumakunawan |
| comitative | pumantin | pumakunantin |
| abessive | pumannaq | pumakunannaq |
| comparative | pumahina | pumakunahina |
| causative | pumarayku | pumakunarayku |
| benefactive | pumapaq | pumakunapaq |
| associative | pumapura | pumakunapura |
| distributive | pumanka | pumakunanka |
| exclusive | pumalla | pumakunalla |
possessive forms of puma
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pumay | pumaykuna |
| accusative | pumayta | pumaykunata |
| dative | pumayman | pumaykunaman |
| genitive | pumaypa | pumaykunap |
| locative | pumaypi | pumaykunapi |
| terminative | pumaykama | pumaykunakama |
| ablative | pumaymanta | pumaykunamanta |
| instrumental | pumaywan | pumaykunawan |
| comitative | pumaynintin | pumaykunantin |
| abessive | pumayninnaq | pumaykunannaq |
| comparative | pumayhina | pumaykunahina |
| causative | pumayrayku | pumaykunarayku |
| benefactive | pumaypaq | pumaykunapaq |
| associative | pumaypura | pumaykunapura |
| distributive | pumayninka | pumaykunanka |
| exclusive | pumaylla | pumaykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pumayki | pumaykikuna |
| accusative | pumaykita | pumaykikunata |
| dative | pumaykiman | pumaykikunaman |
| genitive | pumaykipa | pumaykikunap |
| locative | pumaykipi | pumaykikunapi |
| terminative | pumaykikama | pumaykikunakama |
| ablative | pumaykimanta | pumaykikunamanta |
| instrumental | pumaykiwan | pumaykikunawan |
| comitative | pumaykintin | pumaykikunantin |
| abessive | pumaykinnaq | pumaykikunannaq |
| comparative | pumaykihina | pumaykikunahina |
| causative | pumaykirayku | pumaykikunarayku |
| benefactive | pumaykipaq | pumaykikunapaq |
| associative | pumaykipura | pumaykikunapura |
| distributive | pumaykinka | pumaykikunanka |
| exclusive | pumaykilla | pumaykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | puman | pumankuna |
| accusative | pumanta | pumankunata |
| dative | pumanman | pumankunaman |
| genitive | pumanpa | pumankunap |
| locative | pumanpi | pumankunapi |
| terminative | pumankama | pumankunakama |
| ablative | pumanmanta | pumankunamanta |
| instrumental | pumanwan | pumankunawan |
| comitative | pumanintin | pumankunantin |
| abessive | pumanninnaq | pumankunannaq |
| comparative | pumanhina | pumankunahina |
| causative | pumanrayku | pumankunarayku |
| benefactive | pumanpaq | pumankunapaq |
| associative | pumanpura | pumankunapura |
| distributive | pumaninka | pumankunanka |
| exclusive | pumanlla | pumankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pumanchik | pumanchikkuna |
| accusative | pumanchikta | pumanchikkunata |
| dative | pumanchikman | pumanchikkunaman |
| genitive | pumanchikpa | pumanchikkunap |
| locative | pumanchikpi | pumanchikkunapi |
| terminative | pumanchikkama | pumanchikkunakama |
| ablative | pumanchikmanta | pumanchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | pumanchikwan | pumanchikkunawan |
| comitative | pumanchiknintin | pumanchikkunantin |
| abessive | pumanchikninnaq | pumanchikkunannaq |
| comparative | pumanchikhina | pumanchikkunahina |
| causative | pumanchikrayku | pumanchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | pumanchikpaq | pumanchikkunapaq |
| associative | pumanchikpura | pumanchikkunapura |
| distributive | pumanchikninka | pumanchikkunanka |
| exclusive | pumanchiklla | pumanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pumayku | pumaykukuna |
| accusative | pumaykuta | pumaykukunata |
| dative | pumaykuman | pumaykukunaman |
| genitive | pumaykupa | pumaykukunap |
| locative | pumaykupi | pumaykukunapi |
| terminative | pumaykukama | pumaykukunakama |
| ablative | pumaykumanta | pumaykukunamanta |
| instrumental | pumaykuwan | pumaykukunawan |
| comitative | pumaykuntin | pumaykukunantin |
| abessive | pumaykunnaq | pumaykukunannaq |
| comparative | pumaykuhina | pumaykukunahina |
| causative | pumaykurayku | pumaykukunarayku |
| benefactive | pumaykupaq | pumaykukunapaq |
| associative | pumaykupura | pumaykukunapura |
| distributive | pumaykunka | pumaykukunanka |
| exclusive | pumaykulla | pumaykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pumaykichik | pumaykichikkuna |
| accusative | pumaykichikta | pumaykichikkunata |
| dative | pumaykichikman | pumaykichikkunaman |
| genitive | pumaykichikpa | pumaykichikkunap |
| locative | pumaykichikpi | pumaykichikkunapi |
| terminative | pumaykichikkama | pumaykichikkunakama |
| ablative | pumaykichikmanta | pumaykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | pumaykichikwan | pumaykichikkunawan |
| comitative | pumaykichiknintin | pumaykichikkunantin |
| abessive | pumaykichikninnaq | pumaykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | pumaykichikhina | pumaykichikkunahina |
| causative | pumaykichikrayku | pumaykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | pumaykichikpaq | pumaykichikkunapaq |
| associative | pumaykichikpura | pumaykichikkunapura |
| distributive | pumaykichikninka | pumaykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | pumaykichiklla | pumaykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pumanku | pumankukuna |
| accusative | pumankuta | pumankukunata |
| dative | pumankuman | pumankukunaman |
| genitive | pumankupa | pumankukunap |
| locative | pumankupi | pumankukunapi |
| terminative | pumankukama | pumankukunakama |
| ablative | pumankumanta | pumankukunamanta |
| instrumental | pumankuwan | pumankukunawan |
| comitative | pumankuntin | pumankukunantin |
| abessive | pumankunnaq | pumankukunannaq |
| comparative | pumankuhina | pumankukunahina |
| causative | pumankurayku | pumankukunarayku |
| benefactive | pumankupaq | pumankukunapaq |
| associative | pumankupura | pumankukunapura |
| distributive | pumankunka | pumankukunanka |
| exclusive | pumankulla | pumankukunalla |
Derived terms
- Pumachaka
- Pumak'uchu
- Pumakancha
- Pumakurku
- Pumamarka
- Pumaorqo
- Pumaphaqcha
- Pumaqchupan
- Pumaqhawa
- pumasqa
- Pumawasi
Descendants
descendants
- → English: puma
- → Estonian: puuma
- → Faroese: puma
- → Finnish: puuma
- → French: puma
- → German: Puma
- → Greek: πούμα (poúma)
- → Hungarian: puma
- → Icelandic: púma
- → Irish: púma
- → Italian: puma
- → Malay: puma
- → Polish: puma
- → Portuguese: puma
- → Romanian: pumă
- → Russian: пу́ма (púma)
- → Serbo-Croatian: pȕma / пу̏ма
- → Slovak: puma
- → Slovene: púma
- → Spanish: puma
- → Swedish: puma
- Translingual: Puma
References
- “puma” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.
Romanian
Declension
declension of puma (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) puma | puma |
| genitive/dative | (unei) {{{pl}}} | {{{pl}}}i |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pûma/
- Hyphenation: pu‧ma
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/, [ˈpuːmä]
- Hyphenation: pù‧ma
Slovak

puma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.ma/
Noun
puma f (genitive singular pumy, nominative plural pumy, genitive plural púm, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
See also
puma on the Slovak Wikipedia.Wikipedia sk
Further reading
- puma in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pùːma/
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | púma | ||
| gen. sing. | púme | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
púma | púmi | púme |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
púme | púm | púm |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
púmi | púmama | púmam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
púmo | púmi | púme |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
púmi | púmah | púmah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
púmo | púmama | púmami |
Spanish

puma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuma/ [ˈpu.ma]
- Rhymes: -uma
- Syllabification: pu‧ma
Further reading
- “puma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
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