goma
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
goma f (plural gomes)Category:Catalan lemmas#GOMACategory:Catalan nouns#GOMACategory:Catalan countable nouns#GOMACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Catalan feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Derived terms
Further reading
- “goma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “goma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “goma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “goma”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Galician
Etymology
First attested in 1350. From Late LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Late Latin#GOMA gumma, from LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#GOMA cummi, from Ancient GreekCategory:Galician terms derived from Ancient Greek#GOMA κόμμι (kómmi)Category:Galician terms derived from Egyptian#GOMA.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ˈɡoma/ [ˈɡo.mɐ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
- IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈħoma/ [ˈħo.mɐ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
- Rhymes: -omaCategory:Rhymes:Galician/oma#GOMACategory:Rhymes:Galician/oma/2 syllables#GOMA
- Hyphenation: go‧ma
Noun
goma f (plural gomas)Category:Galician lemmas#GOMACategory:Galician nouns#GOMACategory:Galician countable nouns#GOMACategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Galician feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- resin, sap, gum
- c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 197:
- era chẽo de dentro de moytas espeçias et de gomas as mays nobles et as mays virtuosas que ẽno mũdo auya
- it was filled in the inside with many spices and resins, the most noble and virtuous that there were in the world
- c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 197:
- (uncountableCategory:Galician uncountable nouns#GOMA) rubber (material)
- eraser
References
- “goma”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “goma”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “goma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “goma”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “goma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Hausa
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Etymology
From Proto-Chadic *gʷam-, likely an old borrowing from Niger-CongoCategory:Hausa terms derived from Niger-Congo languages#GOMA (compare Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì), or from Proto-AfroasiaticCategory:Hausa terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic#GOMACategory:Hausa terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic#GOMA with metathesis. If so, cognate with Egyptian mḏw and Proto-Berber *măraw (whence Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (mraw)). Cognate with Ngizim gūmà, Bura kuma, Daba guɓ, Podoko jɨ́ma, Kirya-Konzel gùm, Duwai gū̀mà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡóː.mà/Category:Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡʷóː.mə̀]Category:Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
Numeral
gōmà fCategory:Hausa lemmas#GOMACategory:Hausa numerals#GOMACategory:Hausa entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
gomaCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#GOMACategory:Japanese romanizations#GOMACategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#GOMACategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Lombard
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoma/, [ˈɡomɑ], [ˈɡumɑ]Category:Lombard terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
Noun
goma f (plural gome)Category:Lombard lemmas#GOMACategory:Lombard nouns#GOMACategory:Lombard entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Lombard feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Negeri Sembilan Malay
Etymology
Derived from MalayCategory:Negeri Sembilan Malay terms derived from Malay#GOMA gemar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔ.ma/Category:Negeri Sembilan Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
- Hyphenation: go‧ma
Verb
gomaCategory:Negeri Sembilan Malay lemmas#GOMACategory:Negeri Sembilan Malay verbs#GOMACategory:Negeri Sembilan Malay entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#GOMACategory:Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#GOMA *gaumu, Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GOMACategory:Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GOMA *gaumō.
Noun
goma fCategory:Old Dutch lemmas#GOMACategory:Old Dutch nouns#GOMACategory:Old Dutch entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Old Dutch feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Inflection
Descendants
References
- “gōma”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#GOMACategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#GOMA *gōmō, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#GOMACategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#GOMA *gōmô.
Pronunciation
Noun
gōma mCategory:Old English lemmas#GOMACategory:Old English nouns#GOMACategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Old English masculine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- palate, the roof of the mouth
- Exeter Book, riddle 40
- Iċ eom on gōman ġēna swētra
þonne þū bēobrēad blende mid huniġe;- I am sweeter still in the mouth
than when you blend bee-bread with honey
- I am sweeter still in the mouth
- Exeter Book, riddle 40
- jaws
Declension
Weak:
Descendants
Category:ang:Anatomy#GOMAPortuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin#GOMACategory:Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin#GOMA gumma, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#GOMA cummi, from Ancient GreekCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#GOMA κόμμι (kómmi)Category:Portuguese terms derived from Egyptian#GOMA.
Noun
goma f (plural gomas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GOMACategory:Portuguese nouns#GOMACategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GOMACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- starch (laundry stiffener)
- gum (viscous substance exuded by certain plants)
- (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#GOMA, slangCategory:Portuguese slang#GOMA, regionalCategory:Regional Portuguese#GOMA) home, house
- Cola na minha goma mais tarde pra gente jogar um pouco de videogame.
- Come to my house later so we can play some video games.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: goma
Etymology 2
Borrowed from NyungweCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Nyungwe#GOMACategory:Portuguese terms derived from Nyungwe#GOMA ngoma.
Noun
goma f (plural gomas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GOMACategory:Portuguese nouns#GOMACategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GOMACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- (MozambiqueCategory:Mozambican Portuguese#GOMA) synonym of cudo (“kudu”)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from KimbunduCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Kimbundu#GOMACategory:Portuguese terms derived from Kimbundu#GOMA ngoma.
Noun
goma f (plural gomas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GOMACategory:Portuguese nouns#GOMACategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GOMACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- (AngolaCategory:Angolan Portuguese#GOMA) a type of long drum
Further reading
- “goma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “goma”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “goma”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “goma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-goma (infinitive kugoma, perfective -gomye)Category:Rwanda-Rundi lemmas#GOMACategory:Rwanda-Rundi verbs#GOMACategory:Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin#GOMACategory:Spanish terms derived from Late Latin#GOMA gumma, from LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#GOMA cummi, from Ancient GreekCategory:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek#GOMA κόμμι (kómmi).
Category:Spanish terms derived from Egyptian#GOMAPronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoma/ [ˈɡo.ma]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#GOMACategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#GOMAAudio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -omaCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oma#GOMACategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oma/2 syllables#GOMA
- Syllabification: go‧ma
Noun
goma f (plural gomas)Category:Spanish lemmas#GOMACategory:Spanish nouns#GOMACategory:Spanish countable nouns#GOMACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- rubber (substance, material)
- Synonym: caucho
- ellipsis of cinta de goma or goma elástica (“rubber band”)Category:Spanish ellipses#GOMA
- Synonym: (Southern Cone, Puerto Rico) gomita
- (botanyCategory:es:Botany#GOMA, BoliviaCategory:Bolivian Spanish#GOMA) rubber tree
- (BoliviaCategory:Bolivian Spanish#GOMA) teether
- ellipsis of goma de borrar (“eraser”)Category:Spanish ellipses#GOMA
- Synonym: borrador
- condom
- Synonyms: preservativo, condón
- tire
- gum (substance exuded by certain plants)
- Synonym: resina
- (ColombiaCategory:Colombian Spanish#GOMA, PeruCategory:Peruvian Spanish#GOMA, BoliviaCategory:Bolivian Spanish#GOMA, ChileCategory:Chilean Spanish#GOMA) ellipsis of goma de mascar (“chewing gum”)Category:Spanish ellipses#GOMA
- Synonym: chicle
- (NicaraguaCategory:Nicaraguan Spanish#GOMA, Costa RicaCategory:Costa Rican Spanish#GOMA, CubaCategory:Cuban Spanish#GOMA, Andes MountainsCategory:Andean Spanish#GOMA, GuatemalaCategory:Guatemalan Spanish#GOMA, PanamaCategory:Panamanian Spanish#GOMA, UruguayCategory:Uruguayan Spanish#GOMA) glue
- Synonym: pegamento
Derived terms
- bota de goma
- cinta de goma
- engomar
- estar de goma
- goma arábiga
- goma de borrar
- goma de mascar
- goma de pegar
- goma elástica
- goma en barra (“glue stick”) (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Uruguay)
- goma espuma
- gomina
- gomita
- patito de goma
- tiralíneas
- tirar la goma
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “goma”, 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
- “goma” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gomaCategory:Spanish non-lemma forms#GOMACategory:Spanish verb forms#GOMACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- inflection of gomar:
Etymology 3
Adjective
goma fCategory:Spanish lemmas#GOMACategory:Spanish adjectives#GOMACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- (BoliviaCategory:Bolivian Spanish#GOMA, colloquialCategory:Spanish colloquialisms#GOMA) easy (Consenting readily to sex)
- feminine singular of gomo
Noun
goma f (plural gomas)Category:Spanish lemmas#GOMACategory:Spanish nouns#GOMACategory:Spanish countable nouns#GOMACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- feminine singular of gomo
- (Central AmericaCategory:Central American Spanish#GOMA, PanamaCategory:Panamanian Spanish#GOMA, SpainCategory:Peninsular Spanish#GOMA) clipping of gomona (“hangover”)Category:Spanish clippings#GOMA
- Synonym: resaca
- (SpainCategory:Peninsular Spanish#GOMA) hair tie, ponytail holder, ponytailer, hair elastic, bobble, hair boble
- Synonyms: (Spain) goma del pelo, (Argentina, Colombia) colita, (Chile) colet, (Mexico) liga, colero
- (MexicoCategory:Mexican Spanish#GOMA, NicaraguaCategory:Nicaraguan Spanish#GOMA, CubaCategory:Cuban Spanish#GOMA, Dominican RepublicCategory:Dominican Spanish#GOMA, Puerto RicoCategory:Puerto Rican Spanish#GOMA, VenezuelaCategory:Venezuelan Spanish#GOMA) home plate
- (ColombiaCategory:Colombian Spanish#GOMA, Eastern VenezuelaCategory:Venezuelan Spanish#GOMA) obsession
- (PeruCategory:Peruvian Spanish#GOMA, ChileCategory:Chilean Spanish#GOMA) spanking
- (BoliviaCategory:Bolivian Spanish#GOMA) airbag
- (BoliviaCategory:Bolivian Spanish#GOMA, vulgarCategory:Spanish vulgarities#GOMA) A promiscuous woman.
- (ChileCategory:Chilean Spanish#GOMA, slangCategory:Spanish slang#GOMA) illicit pills
- (El SalvadorCategory:Salvadoran Spanish#GOMA) the freshness of freshly-washed clothing
- (ParaguayCategory:Paraguayan Spanish#GOMA) physical discomfort
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From PortugueseCategory:Sranan Tongo terms derived from Portuguese#GOMA goma.
Noun
gomaCategory:Sranan Tongo lemmas#GOMACategory:Sranan Tongo nouns#GOMACategory:Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- starch (laundry stiffener)
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#GOMACategory:Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu#GOMA [Term?]Category:Proto-Bantu term requests#GOMA.
Pronunciation
Verb
-goma (infinitive kugoma)Category:Swahili lemmas#GOMACategory:Swahili verbs#GOMACategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Conjugation
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Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#GOMACategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#GOMA goma (“rubber; gum”), from Late LatinCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Late Latin#GOMA gumma (“gum; resin”), from LatinCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Latin#GOMA cummi (“gum”), from Ancient GreekCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Ancient Greek#GOMA κόμμι (kómmi, “gum”), from EgyptianCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Egyptian#GOMA qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡoma/ [ˈɡoː.mɐ]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#GOMACategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#GOMA
- Rhymes: -omaCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/oma#GOMACategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/oma/2 syllables#GOMA
- Syllabification: go‧maCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#GOMA
Noun
goma (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜋ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#GOMACategory:Tagalog nouns#GOMACategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#GOMACategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#GOMACategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
- rubber; gum
- rubber band; elastic band
- Synonym: lastiko
- rubber eraser
- Synonym: pambura
- rubber tire
- rubber shoes
Derived terms
Adjective
goma (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜋ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#GOMACategory:Tagalog adjectives#GOMACategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#GOMACategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#GOMACategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#GOMACategory:Pages with entries#GOMACategory:Pages with 14 entries#GOMA
Further reading
- “goma”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “goma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
