umbi
See also: umbi-
English
Noun
umbi
- (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilicus.
Adjective
umbi (not comparable)
- (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilical.
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay umbi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊm.bi/
- Rhymes: -bi, -i
- Hyphenation: um‧bi
Noun
umbi (plural umbi-umbi, first-person possessive umbiku, second-person possessive umbimu, third-person possessive umbinya)
- tuber
- (figurative, slang) ellipsis of umbi-umbian (“lowest-rank of civil servant, who have no structural appointment”).
Derived terms
- berumbi
- umbi-umbian
- umbi akar
- umbi batang
- umbi lapis
- umbi semu
Further reading
- “umbi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Iranun
Noun
umbi
- ash
Maguindanao
Noun
umbi
- ash
Malay
Etymology
Doublet of ubi, from Proto-Malayic *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“yam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umbi/
- Rhymes: -mbi, -bi
Noun
umbi (Jawi spelling اومبي, plural umbi-umbian)
- tuber
- corm (underground stem of plant)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- umbi-umbian [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- akar umbi
Related terms
- ubi
Descendants
- Indonesian: umbi
Further reading
- “umbi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old High German
Alternative forms
- umpi
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymbe (English umbe), Old Norse um.
Preposition
umbi
- around
Descendants
- Middle High German: umbe, ump, ümbe, üm
- Alemannic German: ume, umme
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: umme
- Mòcheno: um
- Central Franconian: öm, em
- Luxembourgish: ëm
- German: um, (umb, üm, ümb)
- Yiddish: אום (um)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymb, ymbe, Old Norse um.
Preposition
umbi
- around
Descendants
- Middle Low German: umme
- Low German: üm, um
- Plautdietsch: om