mimimi

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Hanunoo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmiˌmiˈmi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: mi‧mi‧mi

Interjection

mímímí (Hanunoo spelling ᜫᜲᜫᜲᜫᜲ) (onomatopoeia)

  1. a high falsetto-pitched, rapid succession of sounds to call cats

Usage notes

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 194

Portuguese

Etymology

Imitative of a muttering sound.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: mi‧mi‧mi

Noun

mimimi m (plural mimimis)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) a repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining
    Synonyms: chororô, nhanhanhã, nhenhenhém

Derived terms