timu

See also: tímù

Acehnese

Noun

timu

  1. east

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtimu/
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  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -imu
  • Syllabification: ti‧mu

Verb

timu

  1. imperative of timi

Moni

Noun

timu

  1. night

References

  • Andrew Pawley et al., "The Trans New Guinea family", in The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide (2018, →ISBN)
  • transnewguinea.org/language/moni

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Noun

timu

  1. high winds, gale, squall
    Nā timu o Laló i timu loa ngalu ma te ulīa.
    High winds from the west can cause high waves and hurricanes.

Further reading

Rukai

Noun

timu

  1. salt
  2. sea

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.ˈmu/, [ti.ˈmu]

Noun

timu

  1. flying fish

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Adjective

timu

  1. rainy

References

  • Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 265

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

timu (Cyrillic spelling тиму)

  1. dative/locative singular of tim

Swahili

Etymology

    Borrowed from English team.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    timu class IX (plural timu class X)

    1. team (group of people, especially in a sport)

    Ternate

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈti.mu]

    Verb

    timu

    1. a alternative form of timi (“to skin, peel”)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of timu
    singular plural
    inclusive exclusive
    1st person totimu fotimu mitimu
    2nd person notimu nitimu
    3rd
    person
    masculine otimu itimu
    yotimu (archaic)
    feminine motimu
    neuter itimu

    References

    • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

    West Makian

    Etymology

    From Malay timun.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt̪i.mu/

    Noun

    timu

    1. cucumber

    References

    • James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[1], Pacific linguistics