hema

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See also: HEMA, Hema, ħema, and нема

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili hema, from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Pronunciation

Noun

héma class 5 (plural mahéma class 6)

  1. tent

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

hema

  1. left (not right)
  2. south

See also

  • (compass points)
ʻākau
komohana hikina
hema

Maori

Noun

hema

  1. genitalia

References

  • “hema” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pali

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Verb

hema

  1. first-person plural future active of hoti (“to be”)

Swahili

hema

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

hema (ma class, plural mahema)

  1. tent, marquee (portable lodge)

Descendants

  • → Kikuyu: hema
  • → Lingala: éma
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