filimumu

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fili- (continuous prefix) + *mumu, ultimately from Austronesian. Cognate with Tagalog mumog.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

filimumu

  1. (intransitive) to gargle

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of filimumu (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tefilimumu mefilimumu afilimumu
2nd person nefilimumu fefilimumu
3rd person inanimate ifilimumu defilimumu
animate
imperative nifilimumu, filimumu fifilimumu, filimumu

References[edit]

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics