Suma
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Suma may refer to:
- suma rootSuma rootSuma also called Brazilian ginseng is the root of a rambling ground vine found in South America used traditionally as a medicine and tonic...
, the root of a vine from South America - suma (Sanskrit), meaning high or elevated; a cognateCognateIn linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
of the Latin word summa - the Suma peopleSuma-JumanoThe Suma and the Jumano were people in western Sonora and Trans-Pecos region of western Texas. The Suma was the western division and the Jumano were the eastern division.-History:...
, bison hunters and traders that lived in Mexico and Texas - Suma, AzerbaijanSuma, AzerbaijanSuma is a village in the Agdam Rayon of Azerbaijan....
, a village - Suma, Ardabil, a village in Iran
- Suma, Yucatán, a municipality in Yucatán, Mexico
- Suma people (Africa), subgroup of the Gbaya peopleGbaya peopleThe Gbaya live in Central African Republic, East-central Cameroon, the north of the Republic of Congo, and the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They numbered 970,000 at the end of the 20th century. They are the largest ethnic group in the Central African Republic, comprising 34% of...
in the Central African Republic - Suma-ku, KōbeSuma-ku, Kobeis one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 30.0 km², and a population of 168,400 .There is a white sandy beach in this ward, which attracts tourists to the Kansai region for sun bathing and popular events during the summer season. The same beach has appeared in the classic...
, one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan - Sistema Uniforme de Mejora Académica (SUMA)Sistema Uniforme de Mejora Académica (SUMA)Sistema Uniforme de Mejora Académica is a privately developed system of formative evaluations and remedial assignments, developed for students in Mexico...
- Suma Gestión TributariaSuma Gestión TributariaSuma Gestión Tributaria is a 100% public provincial agency set up by the Provincial Council of Alicante in 1990. It specializes in tax administration: assessment, billing, collection and enforcement...
, a Spanish administration body - Suma (co-operative)Suma (co-operative)Suma is the trading name of the Triangle Wholefoods Collective Ltd, a worker co-operative incorporated as an industrial and provident society. It was founded in Leeds in 1975 and is now based in Elland, West Yorkshire. It is the largest independent wholefood wholesaler in the United Kingdom...
, a workers' co-operative of the United Kingdom - "Suma the Elephant", a story
- SUMASumaSuma may refer to:* suma root, the root of a vine from South America* , meaning high or elevated; a cognate of the Latin word * the Suma people, bison hunters and traders that lived in Mexico and Texas* Suma, Azerbaijan, a village...
, Swedish Stoner/Doom Metal Band - Service Update Management AssistantService Update Management AssistantIn computing, S.U.M.A. automates the update process for AIX systemsSUMA automates the retrieval of maintenance updates from IBM....
(SUMA), a feature first introduced in AIX 5L Version 5.3, automates the update process for AIX systems - Short for SUpreme MAster, as in Supreme Master Ching Hai
- SUMA, a Korean graphic card manufacturer.
- Suma (god) or Samujal, a Fijian god.
- Suma Qian, better known as "Sima Qian", an early Chinese historian
- Suma, a Chinese surname, more frequently appearing as "Ssu-ma" or "Sima"
- Marina Suma (b. 1959), an Italian actress
- Peter SumichPeter SumichPeter Lori Sumich is a former Australian rules footballer who played for in the West Australian Football League and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League...
(1968–), an Australian rules footballer
