timu

See also: tímù

Acehnese

Noun

timu

1. east

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Verb

timu

1. imperative of timi

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Noun

timu

1. high winds, gale, squall

   Nā timu o Laló i timu loa ngalu ma te ulīa.

   High winds from the west can cause high waves and hurricanes.

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Rukai

Noun

timu

1. salt
2. sea

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ˈmu/, [ti.ˈmu]

Noun

timu

1. flying fish

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Noun

timu

1. rain

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

timu (Cyrillic spelling тиму)

1. dative/locative singular of tim

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English team.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

timu class IX (plural timu class X)

1. team (group of people, especially in a sport)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈti.mu]

Verb

timu

1. a alternative form of timi (“to skin, peel”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of timu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totimu	fotimu	mitimu
2nd person		notimu	nitimu
3rd person	masculine	otimu	itimu yotimu (archaic)
	feminine	motimu
	neuter	itimu

References

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay timun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪i.mu/

Noun

timu

1. cucumber

References

• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics