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Hanunoo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmiˌmiˈmi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: mi‧mi‧mi
Interjection
mímímí (Hanunoo spelling ᜫᜲᜫᜲᜫᜲ) (onomatopoeia)
- 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)
- (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) a repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining
- Synonyms: chororô, nhanhanhã, nhenhenhém
Derived terms