meesi

Estonian

Noun

meesi

  1. partitive plural of mees

Yao

Alternative forms

  • mesi (Malawian spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀. Cognate with Chichewa madzi and Tumbuka maji.

Noun

méésí class 6

  1. water

Derived terms

References

  • Wilfred Howell Whiteley, A Study of Yao Sentences (1966): méésí 6 water
  • African Languages: Langues Africaines, volume 5 (1979), page 144
  • CIYAO
  • BBVD
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