Part of Speech | adjective |
Phonetic Form | mimione |
Proto-Form | (?) POc: *[ma]Raqan 'light in weight' |
Tanema Equivalent | mamiene |
Lovono Equivalent | mimiane |
(Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 1649:
Uña namolo enone po ai-abu ka mimione? – Tae, mamote i-dobuo.My clothes that you washed, are they dry yet? – Not yet, they're still wet.
(Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 1650:
Nga le-vilu ñe kuo, we le-vesu bavede ñi nga ponu, wako pe mimione.If people travel on their canoe, or sail on it, it's better for (the wood) to be light.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S4
Sense Comment | fig |
(Part of) Antonym (for) |
Example 1651:
Dapa wopine na li-vete piene ne “ebele ini!” tamwase, pe li-ko motoro. Ia piene “wako” pon, mimione.The elders very often use this expression “it's wonderful”: they find it an elegant [lit. heavy] word. Whereas a word like “alright” is a bit too common. [it's light]