umbi

See also: umbi-

English

Noun

umbi

1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilicus.

Adjective

umbi (not comparable)

1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilical.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay umbi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊm.bi/
• Rhymes: -bi, -i
• Hyphenation: um‧bi

Noun

umbi (plural umbi-umbi, first-person possessive umbiku, second-person possessive umbimu, third-person possessive umbinya)

1. tuber
2. (figurative, slang) ellipsis of umbi-umbian (“lowest-rank of civil servant, who have no structural appointment”).

Derived terms

• berumbi
• umbi-umbian

 

• umbi akar
• umbi batang
• umbi lapis
• umbi semu

 

Further reading

• “umbi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Iranun

Noun

umbi

1. ash

Maguindanao

Noun

umbi

1. ash

Malay

Etymology

Doublet of ubi, from Proto-Malayic *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“yam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umbi/
• Rhymes: -mbi, -bi

Noun

umbi (Jawi spelling اومبي, plural umbi-umbian)

1. tuber
2. corm (underground stem of plant)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• umbi-umbian [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• akar umbi

Related terms

• ubi

Descendants

• Indonesian: umbi

Further reading

• “umbi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• umpi

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymbe (English umbe), Old Norse um.

Preposition

umbi

1. around

Descendants

• Middle High German: umbe, ump, ümbe, üm
  • Alemannic German: ume, umme
  • Bavarian:
    • Cimbrian: umme
    • Mòcheno: um
  • Central Franconian: öm, em
    • Luxembourgish: ëm
  • German: um, (umb, üm, ümb)
  • Yiddish: אום (um)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymb, ymbe, Old Norse um.

Preposition

umbi

1. around

Descendants

• Middle Low German: umme
  • Low German: üm, um
  • Plautdietsch: om