hami

See also: Hami, Hāmì, and Ha-mi

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæ.mi/

Pronoun

hami

1. (emphatic) we, us (exclusive)

Usage notes

• hami can be used either to emphasise the subject or object, or to give a quick answer.

See also

Chamorro personal pronouns

hu-type pronouns
	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive
1st person	hu	ta	in
2nd person	un	en
3rd person	ha	ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive
1st person	yoʼ	hit	ham
2nd person	hao	hamyo
3rd person	gueʼ	siha
emphatic pronouns
	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive
1st person	guahu	hita	hami
2nd person	hagu	hamyo
3rd person	guiya	siha

References

• Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎^[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

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French

Etymology

From Arabic حَامٍ‎ (ḥāmin) or حَمِيّ‎ (ḥamiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħæmi]

Adjective

hami (feminine singular hamie, masculine plural hamis, feminine plural hamies)

1. (slang) hot
   • 1998, Ketra (lyrics), Fonky Family (music), “Sans faire couler le sang”, in Si Dieu veut:

     L'histoire est hami
     Moi, j’suis là pour faire la fiesta

     History is mad
     Me, I am thus to make the fiesta

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Latin

Noun

hāmī

1. nominative plural of hāmus
2. genitive singular of hāmus
3. vocative plural of hāmus

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• hame (Gascony)

Noun

hami f (plural hamis) (Gascony)

1. desire, urge
2. hunger

Derived terms

• aver hami

 

References

• Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 77.