yami
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Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
yami
Pukapukan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *masi by metathesis, either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin (“salty”) or *maŋsit (“stench”).
Noun[edit]
yami
- dish made from decayed coconut
- food
Derived terms[edit]
- yamiyami (“something to eat”)
Further reading[edit]
Categories:
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pukapukan lemmas
- Pukapukan nouns
- Pukapukan terms with usage examples