yami

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaˈmi/ [jɐˈmi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ya‧mi

Determiner

yamí (Hanunoo spelling ᜬᜫᜲ) (literary)

1. our (exclusive)

   Synonym: kanmi

Pronoun

yamí (Hanunoo spelling ᜬᜫᜲ) (literary)

1. ours (exclusive)

   Synonym: kanmi

2. to us; of us; by us (exclusive)

   Synonym: kanmi

See also

• yamo

 

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 289

Japanese

Romanization

yami

1. Rōmaji transcription of やみ

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masi by metathesis, either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin (“salty”) or *maŋsit (“stench”).

Noun

yami

1. dish made from decayed coconut
2. food

   Synonyms: kai, popoa

   Na tangi te tamá ki tona matua ki tana yami.

   That child cried to his parent for some food.

Derived terms

• yamiyami (“something to eat”)

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary