shimu

See also: shīmǔ

Japanese

Romanization

shimu

1. Rōmaji transcription of しむ

Mpade

Picture dictionary

shimu

klakaka

ndac'an

sɨ

ms'unu

hasan

ga

kumdu

kuruga

shimu

bangam

we

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Etymology

From Proto-Central Chadic *ɬɨmɨɗʸ, from Proto-Chadic *km/*ɬm. Cognate with Hausa kunne, Podoko sləma and Matal sləm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃimu/, [ʃimu], [ʃumu]

Noun

shimu m

1. ear
2. name
3. naming ceremony

References

• S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
• R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic
• S. Allison, Alphabet et Orthographie de Kotoko de Makary (Mpadɨ) (SIL) (in French)