embe
See also: em bé
Brooke's Point Palawano
Pronoun
embe
- (interrogative) where
Middle English
Adverb
embe
- Alternative form of umbe
Preposition
embe
- Alternative form of umbe
Swahili
embe
Etymology
An early borrowing from an Indo-Iranian language; compare Marathi आंबा (āmbā) from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra), and Persian انبه (anbe). Compare Bemba iyembe, Kongo riembe, Luganda omuyembe.
Noun
embe (ma class, plural maembe)
- mango (tropical fruit)
Derived terms
- mwembe