suma

sum; totalnoun

Alternative meanings

The result of adding two or more quantities. It can also refer to a total or accumulated amount; as a verb-related form, it can relate to adding or tabulating.

Pronunciation

SOO-mah

Root and affixes

Borrowed/adapted from Spanish suma; used as a noun and also found in verb-related uses for calculating or adding.

Variants or conjugations

pagsuma = act of adding or calculating; sumada = sum or total in some uses; suma = sum/total.

Related words and expressions

dugang = add; ihap = count; numero = number; total = total

Meaning and usage notes

Useful in math and accounting. For “to add” as an action, pagsuma or verbal forms with suma may be clearer depending on the sentence.