yami

Japanese

Romanization

yami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やみ

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *masi by metathesis, either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin (“salty”) or *maŋsit (“stench”).

Noun

yami

  1. dish made from decayed coconut
  2. food
    Synonyms: kai, popoa
    Na tangi te tamá ki tona matua ki tana yami.
    That child cried to his parent for some food.

Derived terms
  • yamiyami (“something to eat”)

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.