bami

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See also: bam-i

English

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Noun

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bami (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of bammy (Jamaican cassava flatbread)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 肉麵肉面 (bah-mī) or indirectly via Indonesian bakmi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.mi/
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧mi
  • Rhymes: -aːmi

Noun

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bami m (uncountable)

  1. bakmi, wheat noodles
  2. bakmi goreng

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Hadza

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Pronoun

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bami m (masc. plural bii, fem. bôko, fem. plural bee)

  1. he; it (masculine)
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Samoan Plantation Pidgin

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Etymology

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Unknown

Noun

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bami

  1. umbrella

References

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  • Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 肉麵肉面 (bah-mī). Compare Cebuano bam-i, Javanese ꦧꦏ꧀ꦩꦶ (bakmi), Dutch bami. See also Hokkien 牛肉麵牛肉面 (gû-bah-mī, beef noodles). Possible doublet of mami.

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Noun

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bami or bamì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜋᜒ)

  1. flour noodles cooked with small pieces of meat or with prawns
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References

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  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 14
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 38

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