omu

omu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Omurano.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Omurano terms

From Latin homo (“person, man”), from Old Latin hemo, from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”). Cognates include Italian uomo (“person, man”), Romanian om (“human, man”), Sicilian omu/òmminu (“human, person, man”).

omu m

1. person, man
2. man, male

omu

1. one

omu f

1. inflection of oma:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

• òmminu (analogical singular from plural)

From Latin homo (“man, human being”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔmu/
• Hyphenation: ò‧mu

omu m (plural òmini)

1. man
2. human being, mankind

• (man): cristianu

Borrowed from Dutch oom.

omu

1. uncle
2. (colloquial) ethnic Chinese shopkeeper
   • 1982, R. Jie, “Ommoe Snesie”, in Cynthia, performed by Conjunto Latinos:

     Mi go na omu Sneisi / Fu go bai brede / Dan mi o poti botro gi en / Dan mi o poti kasi gi en

     I'm going to uncle Chinese / To buy bread / Then I'll put butter on it / Then I'll put cheese on it

3. (colloquial, metonymic) corner store

omu

1. (stative) to be ripe

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh