me-

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Garo

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Affix

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me-

  1. A meal from the following time of day.
    Meattam.
    Dinner. (lit. A meal from the evening.)

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From prefix meng-. Prefix meng- before initials /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /y/ or /w/ will cause fusion with transformation of meng- into me-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mə/
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Prefix

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me-

  1. Form of prefix meng- before initials of /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /y/ or /w/.

Derived terms

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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with me- not found

Further reading

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Malay

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Prefix

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me-

  1. Alternative form of meng-

Northern Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Prefix

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me-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Sotho

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Prefix

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me-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Swahili

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Alternative forms

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  • ma- (before consonants)

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mà-, after contraction with a following vowel.

Prefix

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me-

  1. ma class(VI) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used with some stems starting with e or i
    meno mengineother teeth

Tswana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Prefix

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me-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Yurok

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algic *meʔ- (someone's).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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me-

  1. someone's, indefinite third-person possessive prefix.