coma

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) The hair of the head.
2. (declension-1, feminine) foliage, ears, blades, stalks of trees, grass (as though resembling hair)

Concepts

hair

hair of the head

rays of light

leaves

🍃

stalk

mane

curls

Synonyms

capillus

pilus

crinis

crīnis

cincinnus

fimbriae

Translations

capello

cheveu

cabello

cabelo

cabell

Haar

haar

pèl

pelo

saç

τρίχα

μαλλιά

pelo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɔ.ma]

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair of the head”). For sense 2, compare crīniō (“to cover with leaves, or hair”).