noma¹ face / front part of ‹s.th.› / end of ‹s.th.›

Part of Speech	noun, relational
Phonetic Form	noma
Tanema Equivalent	nome
Lovono Equivalent	nome

1. • face
   • • Anat

   • • Example 989:
       

       viabasa ini ka noma ini ka mata ini

       her hair, her face, her eyes

     • Example 1875:
       

       Ni-aka noma.

       I'm washing my face.

2. • front part of ‹s.th.›

   Sense Comment

   gen

   • • Example 1876:
       

       noma toñaki

       the prow of the ship

     • Example 1877:
       

       noma nuduro

       the two ends of the fishing-vine

3. • end of ‹s.th.›

   Typical Subject

   time period

   • • Example 1878:
       

       ne noma metele

       at the end of the month

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • noma² in front / before this, previously / a long time ago, in the old days
• See also:
  • tanoma forehead / face
  • kuo canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no outrigger / boat, ship, from other cultures / “canoe tree”: k.o. tree (unidentified), traditionally chosen for making canoes – hence its name