hmei

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Noun

hmei 

  1. oil

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *kamɛy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

hmei

  1. we (exclusive)

References

  • James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 44