Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luma

/ˈluma/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: lu-ma
IPA: /ˈluma/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.

noun

The brightness in an image, as opposed to the saturation or chroma.

Uncountable

name

Etymology

From Armenian լումա (luma). Doublet of nummus.

Word Breakdown

Root: *nem-, լումա

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lumas (plural)

Rhymes With

puma duma uma yuma summa montezuma petaluma satsuma suma muma tuma tanguma

Questions

How do you pronounce luma?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluma/.
What does luma mean?: A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.
Where does luma come from?: From Armenian լումա (luma). Doublet of nummus.

How to pronounce luma

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