me-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "me"
Garo
Affix
me-
- A meal from the following time of day.
- Meattam.
- Dinner. (lit. A meal from the evening.)
- Meattam.
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: mê
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Prefix
me-
- 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
- “me-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Prefix
me-
- alternative form of meng-
Northern Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.
Prefix
me-
- Class 4 noun prefix.
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.
Prefix
me-
- Class 4 noun prefix.
Swahili
Alternative forms
- ma- (before consonants)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mà-, after contraction with a following vowel.
Prefix
me-
- ma class(VI) noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used with some stems starting with e or i
- meno mengine ― other teeth
Tswana
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mɪ̀-.
Prefix
me-
- Class 4 noun prefix.
Yurok
Etymology
From Proto-Algic *meʔ- (“someone's”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me/
Prefix
me-
- someone's, indefinite third-person possessive prefix.