See also: Pema

Kituba edit

Verb edit

pema

  1. to exhale
  2. to catch one's breath

Lingala edit

Verb edit

pema

  1. to rest

Pali edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेमन् m or n (premán). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨅𐨨 (prema) and Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pimma), 𑀧𑁂𑀫 (pema), 𑀧𑁂𑀫𑁆𑀫 (pĕmma).

Noun edit

pema m or n

  1. love, affection

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pema”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 472
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504

Swahili edit

Adjective edit

pema

  1. Pa class inflected form of -ema.