mmiri

Igbo

Alternative forms

• mmili, mmini

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *m̀-mí-ɗí, whence also Ekpeye míꜜní, Ogbah míní, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ḿmílì, Ezaa míꜜní. Compare with Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ, Yoruba omi and Igala ómi

Noun

ḿmírí

1. river, stream
2. water, rain
3. juice, sap

Derived terms

• mmiri anụ (“meat broth”)
• mmiri ara (“breast milk”)
• mmiri Cukwu (“baptism”)

References

• Igbo-English, English-Igbo Dictionary and Phrasebook (1999, →ISBN)

Further reading

• Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “mmiri”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 101