Entry:yemplieve

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Tovasala

yemplieve
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B CH D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group U V W X Y Z

yemplieve ns, yemplievo m, yemplieva f, yemplievous(e/o/a) du, yemplieves/yempliev(o/a)s pl 2 / 4d ii a [/jɛm.pliv/; yem•plieve (2 syll.)] Local portmanteau [Blend of yempol + pliev.]

1 : (Botany) weed
2 : (Figurative) pest, bother, nuisance
Refers to the plant in the inanimate neuter, and the behaviour associated with it across all genders.

Corresponds to tovaseri in Machiguenga, spoken by the eponymous tribe of the Peruvian Amazon (Shepard et al. (2001):21).

Hypernyms

vève

See also

zouvère (animal), tuere (creature), esène (thing)

Added on: 2021-09-18, 23:08View semantic data