ìm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "im"
Kalkoti
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit हि॒म (himá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós, from *ǵʰey- + *-ōm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ìm/
Noun
ìm
References
- Liljegren, Henrik (2013), “Notes on Kalkoti: A Shina Language with Strong Kohistani Influences”, in Linguistic Discovery[1], volume 11, number 1,
- Hultman, David (2023) Topics in the grammar of Kalkoti (Thesis)[2], Stockholm University, page 11
Khiamniungan Naga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im³¹/
Verb
ìm
- (Patsho) To hold one's body closely or to hold something closely to one's body.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish imb, imm, from Proto-Celtic *amban, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iːm]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ìm m (genitive singular ìme)
- butter
- fear an ìme mhòir 's e a's binne glòir
- the rich man's voice prevails
- (literally, “the man of much butter, his voice is the sweetest”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ìm | n-ìm | h-ìm | t-ìm |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “ìm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “imb, imm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language