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Edo
Etymology
From Proto-Edoid *a-mɪ̃, compare with Urhobo àmẽ̀, Esan àmẽ̀, and Gwara àmɛ̃̀. Likely more distantly related to Yoruba omi, Igala ómi, and Igbo mmiri.
Pronunciation
Noun
amẹ
- water
- rain
1986, Rebecca N. Agheyisi, An Edo-English Dictionary, Ethiope Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 8:amẹ rhọọ- It is raining
- (literally, “Rain is falling”)
- (by extension) juice, liquid
References
Esan
Etymology
From the Proto-Edoid *a-mɪ̃, see Edo amẹ and other Edoid languages
Pronunciation
Noun
amẹ
- (Uromi) water
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