umbi

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English

Noun

umbi

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilicus.

Adjective

umbi (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for umbilical.

Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay umbi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊm.bi/
  • Rhymes: -bi, -i
  • Hyphenation: um‧bi

Noun

umbi (plural umbi-umbi, first-person possessive umbiku, second-person possessive umbimu, third-person possessive umbinya)

  1. tuber
  2. (figurative, slang) ellipsis of umbi-umbian (“lowest-rank of civil servant, who have no structural appointment”).

Derived terms

Further reading

Iranun

Noun

umbi

  1. ash

Maguindanao

Noun

umbi

  1. ash

Malay

Etymology

Doublet of ubi, from Proto-Malayic *hubi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“yam”).

Pronunciation

Noun

umbi (Jawi spelling اومبي, plural umbi-umbian)

  1. tuber
  2. corm (underground stem of plant)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Related terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: umbi

Further reading

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymbe (English umbe), Old Norse um.

Preposition

umbi

  1. around

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbi; cognate with Old English ymb, ymbe, Old Norse um.

Preposition

umbi

  1. around

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: umme
    • Low German: üm, um
    • Plautdietsch: om
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