how my in English

IPA: /haʊ̯ maɪ̯/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

enPR: hou mī Etymology: /haʊ̯ əm aɪ̯/ → /haʊ̯ m‿aɪ̯/ From how'm + I, so a contraction of how am I, phonetically respelled as if it were how + my. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|how'm|I}} how'm + I, {{contraction|en|how am I|nocap=1}} contraction of how am I, {{compound|en|how|my|nocat=1}} how + my Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} how my, {{en-cont}} how my

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "how'm",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "how'm + I",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "how am I",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "contraction of how am I",
      "name": "contraction"
    },
    {
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        "2": "how",
        "3": "my",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "how + my",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "/haʊ̯ əm aɪ̯/ → /haʊ̯ m‿aɪ̯/\nFrom how'm + I, so a contraction of how am I, phonetically respelled as if it were how + my.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "contraction",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "how my",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "how my",
      "name": "en-cont"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "contraction",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "how am I"
        }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Contraction of how am I."
      ],
      "id": "en-how_my-en-contraction-dxbFu0GS",
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "am",
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        ],
        [
          "I",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, colloquial) Contraction of how am I."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "how'my"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "hou mī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʊ̯ maɪ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "how my"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "how'm",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "how'm + I",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "how am I",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "contraction of how am I",
      "name": "contraction"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "how",
        "3": "my",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "how + my",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "/haʊ̯ əm aɪ̯/ → /haʊ̯ m‿aɪ̯/\nFrom how'm + I, so a contraction of how am I, phonetically respelled as if it were how + my.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "contraction",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "how my",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "how my",
      "name": "en-cont"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "contraction",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "how am I"
        }
      ],
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        "English compound terms",
        "English contractions",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English non-lemma forms",
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Contraction of how am I."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how#English"
        ],
        [
          "am",
          "am#English"
        ],
        [
          "I",
          "I#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, colloquial) Contraction of how am I."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "colloquial",
        "contraction",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "hou mī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʊ̯ maɪ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "how'my"
    }
  ],
  "word": "how my"
}

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"how my" meaning in English

Contraction