yumi

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See also: Yumi, yùmǐ, and þumi

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Japanese (yumi).

Noun[edit]

yumi (plural yumis or yumi)

  1. A type of archery bow from Japan.

Anagrams[edit]

Achuar[edit]

Noun[edit]

yumi

  1. celestial water : water from the sky, i.e. rainwater, or — under certain circumstances — water from a river which is used in making manioc beer
  2. a gourd used for gathering river-water to use to make manioc beer

See also[edit]

  • entza (water from the earth, e.g. from a river)

References[edit]

  • Philippe Descola, In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia (1996, →ISBN, page 36: "Like other Amazonian groups, the Achuar make a clear lexical distinction between celestial water, yumi, and terrestrial water, entza (Levi-Strauss 1964: 195). Yumi designates the rainwater [] . Entza is both water from the river and the river itself; it is the clear water of fast-flowing streams, the brown boiling flood waters, the slack, low waters of the river, and the stagnant waters of the swamps. By some curious paradox, the Achuar use yumi to designate the cooking water used in making manioc beer and for boiling the tubers; and yet they fetch this celestial water from the river in a gourd they also call yumi."

Aguaruna[edit]

Noun[edit]

yumi

  1. water

References[edit]

  • Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Bislama[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From yu (you) +‎ mi (I). Cognate with Tok Pisin yumi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈjumi/
  • Hyphenation: yu‧mi

Pronoun[edit]

yumi

  1. you and I (plural)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Terry Crowley (2004) Bislama Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi press, →ISBN, page 46

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

yumi m (plural yumis)

  1. yumi (Japanese longbow)

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

yumi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ゆみ

Pijin[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

yumi

  1. Alternative form of iumi

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: yu‧mi
  • IPA(key): /ˈjumiʔ/, [ˈju.mɪʔ]

Noun[edit]

yumì (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜋᜒ)

  1. refined manners; modest behavior (especially of a young woman)
    Synonyms: hinhin, kahinhinan, bini, kabinian, kapinuhan, kabutihang-asal, kagandahang-asal
  2. softness; tenderness to the touch (of texture)

Derived terms[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

yu + mi

Pronoun[edit]

yumi

  1. the first person inclusive: the speaker and the person(s) being spoken to: you and I, you and me, we two, us two, we

See also[edit]

Torres Strait Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yu + mi

Pronoun[edit]

yumi

  1. the first person dual inclusive: the speaker and the person being spoken to: you and I, you and me, we two, us two, we