mmiri

Igbo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *m̀-mí-ɗí, whence also Ekpeye míꜜní, Ogbah míní, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ḿmílì, Ezaa míꜜní.[1] Compare with Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ, Yoruba omi and Igala ómi

Noun

ḿmírí

  1. river, stream
  2. water, rain
  3. juice, sap

Derived terms
  • mmiri anụ (“meat broth”)
  • mmiri ara (“breast milk”)
  • mmiri Cukwu (“baptism”)

References
  • Igbo-English, English-Igbo Dictionary and Phrasebook (1999, →ISBN)
  1. Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎

Further reading
  • Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “mmiri”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 101
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