hami
See also: Hami, Hāmì, and Ha-mi
Chamorro
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæ.mi/
Pronoun
hami
- (emphatic) we, us (exclusive)
Usage notes
- hami can be used either to emphasise the subject or object, or to give a quick answer.
See also
Chamorro personal pronouns
| hu-type pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
| 1st person | hu | ta | in |
| 2nd person | un | en | |
| 3rd person | ha | ma | |
| yoʼ-type pronouns | |||
| singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
| 1st person | yoʼ | hit | ham |
| 2nd person | hao | hamyo | |
| 3rd person | gueʼ | siha | |
| emphatic pronouns | |||
| singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
| 1st person | guahu | hita | hami |
| 2nd person | hagu | hamyo | |
| 3rd person | guiya | siha | |
References
- Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
French
Etymology
From Arabic حَامٍ (ḥāmin) or حَمِيّ (ḥamiyy).
Adjective
hami (feminine hamie, masculine plural hamis, feminine plural hamies)
- (slang) hot
- 1998, Ketra (lyrics), Fonky Family (music), “Sans faire couler le sang”, in Si Dieu veut:
- L'histoire est hami
Moi, j’suis là pour faire la fiesta- History is mad
Me, I am thus to make the fiesta
- History is mad
-
Japanese
Romanization
hami
- Rōmaji transcription of はみ
Latin
Noun
hāmī
- inflection of hāmus:
- nominative/vocative plural
- genitive singular
Occitan
Alternative forms
- hame (Gascony)
Pronunciation
Audio (Gascon) (file)
Noun
hami f (plural hamis) (Gascony)
- desire, urge
- hunger
Derived terms
- aver hami
References
- Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 77.
Rapa Nui
Noun
hami
- loincloth
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حامی (hami), from Arabic حَامٍ (ḥāmin, “protector”).
Noun
hami (definite accusative hamiyi, plural hamiler)
- protector
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hami”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “حامی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 757
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *kami, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣami/
Pronoun
hami
- we (exclusive)
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)