…aume
Adjective

MEANING

Male. Preceded by a proper prefix,

Umwaume, a man. Plural: abaume

 

Exampleof use

1.      Ebaumetwakwata palupwa,MEANING: These are the men we have in our family

2.      Umupashiwaume, ingulu yaume, MEANING:  a male deity.

3.      I?ombe iyaume, MEANING: an ox.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

Diminutive: Akaume

Augmentative plural: ifyaume

Augmentative singular: icaume

 

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

 Icaume,MEANING: a big man (often, having a derogatory meaning).

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