yumi

See also: Yumi, yùmǐ, and þumi

English

Etymology

From Japanese 弓 (“yumi”).

Noun

yumi (plural yumis or yumi)

1. A type of archery bow from Japan.

Anagrams

• Miyu

Achuar

Noun

yumi

1. celestial water : water from the sky, i.e. rainwater, or — under certain circumstances — water from a river which is used in making manioc beer
2. a gourd used for gathering river-water to use to make manioc beer

See also

• entza (water from the earth, e.g. from a river)

References

• Philippe Descola, In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia (1996, →ISBN, page 36: "Like other Amazonian groups, the Achuar make a clear lexical distinction between celestial water, yumi, and terrestrial water, entza (Levi-Strauss 1964: 195). Yumi designates the rainwater […] . Entza is both water from the river and the river itself; it is the clear water of fast-flowing streams, the brown boiling flood waters, the slack, low waters of the river, and the stagnant waters of the swamps. By some curious paradox, the Achuar use yumi to designate the cooking water used in making manioc beer and for boiling the tubers; and yet they fetch this celestial water from the river in a gourd they also call yumi."

Aguaruna

Noun

yumi

1. water

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Bislama

Etymology

From yu (“you”) +‎ mi (“I”). Cognate with Tok Pisin yumi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjumi/
• Hyphenation: yu‧mi

Pronoun

yumi

1. you and I (plural)

See also

Bislama personal pronouns

		singular	dual	trial	plural
1st person	exclusive	mi	mitufala	mitrifala	mifala
	inclusive	—	yumitu, yumitufala	yumitrifala	yumi
2nd person		yu	yutufala	yutrifala	yufala
3rd person	neutral	hem, em	tufala	trifala	ol1), olgeta
	collective	—	tugeta	trigeta	—
1) Used only as an object of a preposition or a verb. *) Some speakers may not distinguish various plurality categories, using only one or two plural pronouns. **) The collective pronouns specify that the action is performed by all subjects together, rather than on their own.

References

• Terry Crowley (2004) Bislama Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi press, →ISBN, page 46

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju.mi/

Noun

yumi m (plural yumis)

1. yumi (Japanese longbow)

Japanese

Romanization

yumi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ゆみ

Pijin

Pronoun

yumi

1. Alternative form of iumi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lumi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjumiʔ/ [ˈjuː.mɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -umiʔ
• Syllabification: yu‧mi

Noun

yumì (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜋᜒ)

1. refined manners; modest behavior (especially of a young woman)

   Synonyms: hinhin, kahinhinan, bini, kabinian, kapinuhan, kabutihang-asal, kagandahang-asal

2. softness; tenderness to the touch (of texture)

Derived terms

• kayumian
• mayumi

 

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

yu + mi

Pronoun

yumi

1. the first person inclusive: the speaker and the person(s) being spoken to: you and I, you and me, we two, us two, we
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:2:

     Tasol graun i no bin i stap olsem yumi save lukim nau.

     →New International Version translation

See also

Tok Pisin personal pronouns

			singular	dual	trial	plural
1st person			mi	mitupela (exclusive) yumitupela (inclusive)	mitripela (exclusive) yumitripela (inclusive)	mipela (exclusive) yumipela, yumi (inclusive)
2nd person			yu	yutupela	yutripela	yupela
3rd person			em	tupela	tripela	ol

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

yu + mi

Pronoun

yumi

1. the first person dual inclusive: the speaker and the person being spoken to: you and I, you and me, we two, us two, we