smi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "smi"

Translingual

Symbol

smi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Sámi languages.

Horpa

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mi (“female”), compare Zhaba mi³³ wo⁵⁵ (“old lady”), Northern Pumi m̥i¹¹ tsø⁵⁵ (“daughter”), Namuyi mi³⁵ (“female”), Lashi mji̱⁵³ (“female”), Nuosu ꀋꃋ (ap my, “daughter”), Pa'o Karen mŷ (“woman”) and Old Chinese 妹 (*mɯːds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smi] (Stau)

Noun

smi

1. woman, female.
2. (Especially) young girls.

Derived terms

• smi zi

Japhug

Etymology

Possibly reduced from a compound *sɯ-mi, from the bound state of si (“tree; (fire)wood”) a morpheme from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mej (“fire”); compare Tibetan མེ (me, “fire”), Tangut 𗜐 (*mə̱¹, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smi/

Noun

smi

1. (Kamnyu) fire

Derived terms

• smɯmba
• smɯsmi
• smɯtɕɣom
• smɯŋgɯ
• smɯɣdɯm
• smɯɣot
• smɯʁjoʁ
• smɯʁrɤt
• ɬɤndʐismi

 

Verb

smi

1. (Kamnyu, stative) to be cooked

Derived terms

• ɣɤsmi

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse smíða.

Verb

smi (imperative smi, present tense smir, passive smis, simple past smidde, past participle smidd, present participle smiende)

1. to forge, hammer, work (metal)

Derived terms

• smijern
• smi mens jernet er varmt

References

• “smi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “smi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• smide, smida

Etymology

From Old Norse smíða.

Verb

smi (present tense smir, past tense smidde, past participle smidd or smidt, passive infinitive smidast, present participle smidande, imperative smi)

1. to forge, hammer, work (metal)
2. make woodshaving

   Synonym: spikka

   No skal eg smi litt kveiksle til det bålet me skal ha i morgon

   Now I'm gonna make some woodshaving for the bonfire, which we will have tomorrow

Derived terms

• smijarn, smijern

References

• “smi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.