hampe

See also: Hampe

French

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃p/

Etymology 1

Alteration of Old French hante, influenced by Latin hasta.

Noun

hampe f (plural hampes)

  1. pole (for flag etc.); shaft (of lance)
  2. downstroke, upstroke (of letter)
  3. (botany) scape
  4. (music) stem (of a note)

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

hampe f (plural hampes)

  1. flank (of beef)
  2. breast (of stag)

Further reading

Kusunda

Pronoun

hampe

  1. where
    hampe khaːʕu ― Nowhere ("where not")

References

  • David E. Watters (2006) “Notes on Kusunda Grammar: A Language Isolate of Nepal”, in Himalayan Linguistics‎[1], pages 47, 48
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