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pima

See also: Pima

English

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Etymology

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Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.

Noun

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pima (uncountable)

  1. A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)
    • 2009 March 12, Cintra Wilson, “Rosie the Riveter in a Pocket T”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Kituba

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Verb

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pima

  1. to measure

Lingala

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Verb

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pima

  1. to measure

Luba-Kasai

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Verb

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pima

  1. to measure

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French piment.

Noun

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pima

  1. chilli
  2. spice

References

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  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Spanish

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Adjective

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pima m or f (masculine and feminine plural pimas)

  1. Pima

Noun

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pima m or f by sense (plural pimas)

  1. Pima

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-pima (infinitive kupima)

  1. to test, examine
  2. to measure, weigh, estimate
  3. to criticise

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -pima
Positive present -napima
Subjunctive -pime
Negative -pimi
Imperative singular pima
Infinitives
Positive kupima
Negative kutopima
Imperatives
Singular pima
Plural pimeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupima
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipima
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupima
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napima)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapima/napima tunapima
2nd person unapima mnapima
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapima wanapima
other classes positive subject concord + -napima
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipimi hatupimi
2nd person hupimi hampimi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapimi hawapimi
other classes negative subject concord + -pimi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapima
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapima
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pime)
Singular Plural
1st person nipime tupime
2nd person upime mpime
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apime wapime
other classes positive subject concord + -pime
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipime
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepima
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepima
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipima
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipima
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apima)
Singular Plural
1st person napima twapima
2nd person wapima mwapima
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apima wapima
m-mi(III/IV) wapima yapima
ji-ma(V/VI) lapima yapima
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapima vyapima
n(IX/X) yapima zapima
u(XI) wapima see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapima
pa(XVI) papima
mu(XVIII) mwapima
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepima
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapima
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japima
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipima
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopima
Consecutive kapima / positive subject concord + -kapima
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapime
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipima -tupima
2nd person -kupima -wapima/-kupimeni/-wapimeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpima -wapima
m-mi(III/IV) -upima -ipima
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipima -yapima
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipima -vipima
n(IX/X) -ipima -zipima
u(XI) -upima see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupima
pa(XVI) -papima
mu(XVIII) -mupima
Reflexive -jipima
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pima- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pimaye -pimao
m-mi(III/IV) -pimao -pimayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pimalo -pimayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pimacho -pimavyo
n(IX/X) -pimayo -pimazo
u(XI) -pimao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pimako
pa(XVI) -pimapo
mu(XVIII) -pimamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pima)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepima -opima
m-mi(III/IV) -opima -yopima
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopima -yopima
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopima -vyopima
n(IX/X) -yopima -zopima
u(XI) -opima see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopima
pa(XVI) -popima
mu(XVIII) -mopima
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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