pema

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Kituba

Verb

pema

  1. to exhale
  2. to catch one's breath

Lingala

Verb

pema

  1. to rest

Pali

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेमन् m or n (premán). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨅𐨨 (prema) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pimma), 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (pema), 𑀧𑁂𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pĕmma).

Noun

pema m or n

  1. love, affection

Declension

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pema”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 472
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504

Swahili

Adjective

pema

  1. Pa class inflected form of -ema.