"simi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: simis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} simi (plural simis)
  1. A short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.
    Sense id: en-simi-en-noun-zVZ9nhN~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, Singapore English, Singlish Disambiguation of English pronouns: 49 23 28 Disambiguation of Singapore English: 93 0 7 Disambiguation of Singlish: 94 0 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: [si˦mi˦˨] [Singapore]
Etymology: From Hokkien 甚麼 / 什麼/甚么 / 什么 (sím-mih, “what”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|甚麼 / 什麼|t=what|tr=sím-mih}} Hokkien 甚麼 / 什麼/甚么 / 什么 (sím-mih, “what”) Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} simi, {{en-pron}} simi
  1. (interrogative) What Tags: Singapore, Singlish, colloquial, informal, interrogative
    Sense id: en-simi-en-pron--M-Dp2qY
  2. Anything; whatever Tags: Singapore, Singlish, colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-simi-en-pron-DEHOO85x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for simi meaning in English (3.2kB)

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          "ref": "2015 August 4, Sharanjit Leyl, “Cashing in on Singapore's 'SG50' jubilee”, in BBC News, Singapore",
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