hema

See also: HEMA, Hema, ħema, and нема

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili hema, from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhé.ma/

Noun

héma class 5 (plural mahéma class 6)

1. tent

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sema (“left (not right)”). Cognate with Maori hema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhe.ma/, [ˈhɛ.mə]

Noun

hema

1. left (not right)

   Antonym: ʻākau

2. south

Derived terms

• hemahema (“awkward”)

See also

compass points:  ^[edit]

	ʻākau
komohana		hikina
	hema

Further reading

• hema in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Maori

Noun

hema

1. genitalia

References

• “hema” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀳𑁂𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• हेम (Devanagari script)
• হেম (Bengali script)
• හෙම (Sinhalese script)
• ဟေမ or ႁေမ (Burmese script)
• เหม or เหมะ (Thai script)
• ᩉᩮᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຫມ or ເຫມະ (Lao script)
• ហេម (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄬𑄟 (Chakma script)

Verb

hema

1. first-person plural future active of hoti (“to be”)

Swahili

hema

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

hema class V (plural mahema class VI)

1. tent, marquee (portable lodge)

Descendants

• → Kikuyu: hema
• → Lingala: éma