ramie

See also: ramiè and ramię

English

A ramie plant (1)

Pants made from ramie (2)

Etymology

From Malay rami.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: răʹmē, IPA^(key): /ˈɹæmi/
• (General American) enPR: răʹmē, rāʹmē, IPA^(key): /ˈɹæmi/, /ˈɹeɪmi/
• Rhymes: -æmi, -eɪmi

Noun

ramie (countable and uncountable, plural ramies)

1. (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
2. (usually uncountable) The fibre extracted from this plant known especially for its ability to hold shape, reduce wrinkling, and introduce a silky lustre used to make textiles, fishing nets, upholstery, etc.

Synonyms

• China grass, Chinese silk, ramee

Derived terms

• true ramie, white ramie
• green ramie, Indian ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. tenacissima, rhea)

Translations

Boehmeria nivea

• Assamese: ৰিহা (riha)
• Atayal: kgis, kgiy
• Bulgarian: китайска коприва (kitajska kopriva)
• Chinese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 苧麻 (zh), 苎麻 (zh) (zhùmá)

• Estonian: ramjee
• Finnish: rami (fi), kiinanruoho
• German: Ramie f
• Italian: ramia f
• Japanese: 苧 (ja) (からむし, karamushi)
• Korean: 모시풀 (mosipul)
• Malay: rami (ms)
• Miyako: ブー (bū)
• Polish: szczmiel m
• Romanian: ramie (ro) f, ramia (ro) f (rare)
• Tagalog: amiray, arimay
• Thai: ป่านรามี

fibre

• Finnish: rami (fi)
• Italian: ramia f
• Korean: 모시 (ko) (mosi)

Anagrams

• Maire, Marie, Miera, aimer, armie, reaim, rimae

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Italian

Noun

ramie f

1. plural of ramia

Anagrams

• Imera, meria, reami, remai

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Romanian

Etymology

From French ramie.

Noun

ramie f (uncountable)

1. ramie

Declension

declension of ramie (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) ramie	ramia
genitive/dative	(unei) ramii	ramiei
vocative	ramie, ramio