Hami
See also: hami, Hāmì, and Ha-mi
English
Alternative forms
- (also from Wade–Giles) Ha-mi
Etymology
From Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì) Wade-Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴.
Proper noun
Hami
- A city in eastern Xinjiang, China.
- 1937, Sir Eric Teichman, Journey to Turkistan, Hodder and Stoughton, OCLC 716256713, page 27:
- THE decision having been reached to send me to Sinkiang, the question arose as to how I was to get there. Urumchi can be reached from three directions ; from Kashmir in India across the Himalaya, Karakoram and Pamir to Kashgar, and thence a further journey of near a thousand miles through Eastern Turkistan to Urumchi ; from China across the Gobi desert to Hami and thence on across the T'ien Shan range to Urumchi ; and via the Trans-Siberian and Turkistan-Siberian railways through Russian Central Asia to the Chinese frontier town of Chuguchak (Ta-ch'eng) and thence by cart or motor truck across the Dzungarian steppe to Urumchi.
- n.d., “Food”, in Yilan County Government, archived from the original on 29 March 2018:
- The Hami melon, native to the Hami Region of Sinjiang Province, has found a new home here in Jhuangwei, Yilan. The soil downstream of the Lanyang River is great for the cultivation of hami melon because of the plentiful sunshine, excellent water system, and the local mild weather. The Hami melon was introduced to Jhuangwei in 1982.
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Synonyms
- Khamil, Hamil, Kumul, Qumul
Translations
city in Xinjiang, China
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hami”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-071262, OCLC 164337564, page 1223, column 2
Anagrams
- MIHA, Miah, hiam
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *sami. Cognates include Tongan hami and Samoan Sami.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʲa.mi/
- Hyphenation: Ha‧mi
Noun
Hami
- (only in compounds) sea
Derived terms
- Hami Tahemānia
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 298
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حامی. Compare Arabic حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy).
Proper noun
Hami
- a male given name