madi

See also: Madi, mädi, and maḓi

Bikol Central

Noun

madí (masculine padi)

1. female sponsor at a wedding or baptism

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French mardi (“Tuesday”). 

Noun

madi

1. Tuesday

See also

• (days of the week) jou nan semèn nan; lendi, madi, mèkredi, jedi, vandredi, samdi, dimanch ^{(Category: ht:Days of the week)}

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مَادِّيّ‎ (māddiyy).

Adjective

madi

1. material

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Italiot Greek

Etymology

From Medieval Byzantine Greek μάτιν (mátin) which is in turn from the Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion), diminutive of ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”). Cognate with Greek μάτι (máti).

Noun

madi n (Greek spelling μάτι, plural madia)

1. eye

Declension

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Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

mâdi

1. water

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Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ngàdí.

Noun

madi

1. blood

Descendants

• → Phuthi: emalî

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Tswana

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ngàdí.

Noun

madi 6

1. blood

Etymology 2

Seemingly a wanderwort ultimately from Swahili mali; compare Shona mari, Zulu imali. However, polysemy between "blood" and "money" is common among Khoisan languages, and also found in Bantu in the Kalahari region: Yeyi maropa (“blood, money”), Mbukushu manyinga (“blood, money”).

Noun

madi 6

1. money