me-

Garo

Affix

me-

  1. A meal from the following time of day.
    Meattam.
    Dinner. (lit. A meal from the evening.)

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From prefix meng-. Prefix meng- before initials /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /y/ or /w/ will cause fusion with transformation of meng- into me-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə/
  • Hyphenation:
  • (file)

Prefix

me-

  1. Form of prefix meng- before initials of /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /y/ or /w/.

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with me-

Further reading

Malay

Prefix

me-

  1. Alternative form of meng-

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Prefix

me-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Prefix

me-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Swahili

Alternative forms

  • ma- (before consonants)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mà-, after contraction with a following vowel.

Prefix

me-

  1. ma class(VI) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used with some stems starting with e or i
    meno mengineother teeth

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.

Prefix

me-

  1. Class 4 noun prefix.

Yurok

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *meʔ- (someone's).

Pronunciation

Prefix

me-

  1. someone's, indefinite third-person possessive prefix.
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