bakmi

bakmi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian bakmi.

Noun

bakmi (uncountable)

1. A type of semi-thick Chinese wheat noodle, or a dish chiefly composed of them.

Translations

type of noodle or dish

Chinese: Min Nan: 肉麵 (bah-mī) Dutch: bami (nl) m Indonesian: bakmi (id) Javanese: bakmi (jv) Thai: บะหมี่ (th) (bà-mìi)

Anagrams

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Min Nan 肉麵／肉面 (bah-mī), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 麵／面 (mī, “noodles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bak.mi/
• Hyphenation: bak‧mi

Noun

bakmi

1. bakmi, a type of semi-thick Chinese wheat noodle, or a dish chiefly composed of them..

Descendants

• → Dutch: bami
• → English: bakmi

Further reading

• “bakmi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.