ebi ń pa mí
phrase
/ē.bī ŋ́ k͡pā mĩ́/
Definitions
- I'm hungry
Etymology
From ebi + ń + pa + mí, literally “Hunger is afflicting me”.
Component words
ebiń
pa
6 entries are spelled “pa”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
pa
to kill
pa
to tell, to convey
pa
to rub
pa
to gain, to make
pa
to be in a state, defined by a following adverb
pa
to be tight
mí
4 entries are spelled “mí”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
mí
The name of the Latin script letter M/m.
mí
me (first-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a low- or mid-tone monosyllabic verb)
mí
to breathe
mí
The syllable used to represent the high-tone and its diacritic (´)
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “ebi n pa mi”.
Reference:
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