impi

See also Impi

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Zulu impi.

Noun

impi (plural impis)

1. A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 26:

     But as grizzled as Chief Joyi often seemed, the decades fell off him when he spoke of the impis, or warriors, in the army of King Ngangelizwe.

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Finnish

Noun

impi

1. (dated) virgin

Declension

Declension of impi (type ovi) singular plural nominative impi immet genitive immen impien partitive impeä impiä accusative impi immen immet inessive immessä immissä elative immestä immistä illative impeen impiin adessive immellä immillä ablative immeltä immiltä allative immelle immille essive impenä impinä translative immeksi immiksi instructive – immin abessive immettä immittä comitative – impineen

Synonyms

• neitsyt
• immyt

Derived terms

• Impi

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Indonesian

Verb

impi (used in the form bermimpi)

1. to dream

Derived terms

• impian - a dream

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Malay

Etymology

Cognate with mimpi, from Proto-Malayic *impi, *mimpi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpi.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /impi/
• Rhymes: -impi, -pi, -i

Verb

impi (used in the form mengimpi)

1. to dream (to hope, to wish)

Derived terms

• impian (“dream”)

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Zulu

Noun

impi 9/10 (plural izimpi)

1. war, battle
2. army