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English
Noun
bami (uncountable)
- Alternative form of bammy (“Jamaican cassava flatbread”)
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 肉麵／肉面 (bah-mī) or indirectly via Indonesian bakmi.
Pronunciation
Noun
bami m (uncountable)
- bakmi, wheat noodles
- bakmi goreng
Derived terms
Related terms
Hadza
Pronunciation
Pronoun
bami m (masc. plural bii, fem. bôko, fem. plural bee)
- he; it (masculine)
Related terms
Samoan Plantation Pidgin
Etymology
Unknown
Noun
bami
- umbrella
References
- Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 肉麵／肉面 (bah-mī). Compare Cebuano bam-i, Javanese ꦧꦏ꧀ꦩꦶ (bakmi), Dutch bami. See also Hokkien 牛肉麵／牛肉面 (gû-bah-mī, “beef noodles”). Possible doublet of mami.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbamiʔ/,
- Hyphenation: ba‧mi
Noun
bami or bamì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜋᜒ)
- flour noodles cooked with small pieces of meat or with prawns
Related terms
References
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 14
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 38