μπάμια
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بامیه (bamya)[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
μπάμια • (bámia) f (plural μπάμιες)
- okra, ladies' fingers, gumbo (vegetable and plant, Abelmoschus esculentus)
- Οι μπάμιες λαδερές ήταν νόστιμες.
- Oi bámies laderés ítan nóstimes.
- The okra cooked in olive oil was delicious.
Usage notes
For okra as a dish, the term is usually used in the plural, μπάμιες (bámies).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μπάμια (bámia) | μπάμιες (bámies) |
| genitive | μπάμιας (bámias) | - |
| accusative | μπάμια (bámia) | μπάμιες (bámies) |
| vocative | μπάμια (bámia) | μπάμιες (bámies) |
References
- ^ μπάμια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1134a.
Further reading
μπάμια on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
