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Bama.

a parish of Touro, A Coruña, Galicia

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbama̝/

  1. a parish of Touro, A Coruña, Galicia

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Documented in 912 as Vama. A Celtic place name: from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“under”) + Proto-Celtic *-amo-, a superlative suffix. From Proto-Indo-European *(s)úp-m̥mo- (“uppermost”): Latin summus, Sanskrit उपम (upama), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 (auhuma).

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