"いも" meaning in Japanese

See いも in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [imo̞] Forms: imo [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese, attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720. May be a shift from older form うも (umo), ultimately from Proto-Japonic *umo. Cognate with Okinawan 芋 ('nmu). Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} Old Japanese, {{ja-r|うも}} うも (umo), {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*umo}} Proto-Japonic *umo, {{cog|ryu|芋|tr='nmu}} Okinawan 芋 ('nmu) Head templates: {{ja-noun|いも}} いも • (imo)
  1. edible tuber
    potato
    Sense id: en-いも-ja-noun-eck1s-9q Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 25 25 25
  2. edible tuber
    sweet potato
    Sense id: en-いも-ja-noun-gxMwtA1n Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 25 25 25
  3. edible tuber
    yam
    Sense id: en-いも-ja-noun--2jKSwdf Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 25 25 25
  4. edible tuber
    taro
    Sense id: en-いも-ja-noun-bD-Aia51 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 里芋 (satoimo) (ruby: 里芋(さといも)) (english: taro (potato)), 薩摩芋 (ruby: 薩摩芋(さつまいも)) (taxonomic: Satsuma imo), 焼き芋 (yakiimo) (ruby: (), (いも)), ジャガイモ (jagaimo) (english: potato), 芋虫 (imomushi) (ruby: 芋虫(いもむし))
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: imo [romanization]
Etymology: From 芋虫(いもむし) (imomushi), from a player character's resemblance to a caterpillar once moving while prone. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|芋虫|いもむし}} 芋虫(いもむし) (imomushi) Head templates: {{ja-noun|いも}} いも • (imo)
  1. (video games) camper, a person who stays in one spot in a first-person shooting game Categories (topical): Video games Categories (lifeform): Vegetables Derived forms: 芋スナイパー (imo sunaipā) (ruby: (いも)) (english: a camper who plays as a sniper), 芋砂 (imosuna) (ruby: 芋砂(いもすな)), 芋る (imoru) (ruby: (いも)) (english: to camp)
    Sense id: en-いも-ja-noun-HKGEUq86 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 20 12 12 12 44 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 6 6 75 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 16 16 16 16 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 16 16 16 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 16 16 16 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 9 9 9 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 8 5 5 77 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for いも meaning in Japanese (4.0kB)

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