umbi

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English

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Noun

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umbi

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilicus.

Adjective

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umbi (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilical.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay umbi

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊm.bi/
  • Rhymes: -bi, -i
  • Hyphenation: um‧bi

Noun

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umbi (plural umbi-umbi, first-person possessive umbiku, second-person possessive umbimu, third-person possessive umbinya)

  1. tuber
  2. (figurative, slang) ellipsis of umbi-umbian (lowest-rank of civil servant, who have no structural appointment).

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Iranun

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Noun

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umbi

  1. ash

Maguindanao

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Noun

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umbi

  1. ash

Malay

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Etymology

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Doublet of ubi, from Proto-Malayic *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (yam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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umbi (Jawi spelling اومبي, plural umbi-umbian)

  1. tuber
  2. corm (underground stem of plant)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: umbi

Further reading

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Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymbe (English umbe), Old Norse um.

Preposition

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umbi

  1. around

Descendants

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymb, ymbe, Old Norse um.

Preposition

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umbi

  1. around

Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: umme
    • Low German: üm, um
    • Plautdietsch: om