"paimpi" meaning in Proto-Japonic

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Noun

Etymology: Possibly cognate with Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (poyyam), whence Korean 뱀 (baem) and Jeju 베염 (beyeom) – all meaning "snake, serpent". Etymology templates: {{cog|okm|ᄇᆡ얌|tr=poyyam}} Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (poyyam), {{cog|ko|뱀}} Korean 뱀 (baem), {{cog|jje|베염}} Jeju 베염 (beyeom) Head templates: {{head|jpx-pro|noun}} *paimpi
  1. snake Tags: reconstruction
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ojp",
            "2": "蛇",
            "tr": "pe₂mi₁"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Japanese: 蛇 (pe₂mi₁)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Japanese: 蛇 (pe₂mi₁)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "蛇",
            "tr": "hebi, hemi"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: 蛇 (hebi, hemi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: 蛇 (hebi, hemi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*pabu"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *pabu\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: 蛇 (pīpā) (< *pebu-ya)\nKunigami: 蛇 (phabū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (habu)\nOkinawan: 蛇 (habu, fību, fībā) (< *pabu, *pebu, *pebu-ya)\n→ Japanese: 波布 (habu)\nOkinoerabu: 蛇 (hibu, hibū) (< *pebu)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (hap)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 蛇 (pav)\nYaeyama: 蛇 (pabu)\nYonaguni: 蛇 (hinpa) (< *pebu-ya)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *pabu\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: 蛇 (pīpā) (< *pebu-ya)\nKunigami: 蛇 (phabū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (habu)\nOkinawan: 蛇 (habu, fību, fībā) (< *pabu, *pebu, *pebu-ya)\n→ Japanese: 波布 (habu)\nOkinoerabu: 蛇 (hibu, hibū) (< *pebu)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (hap)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 蛇 (pav)\nYaeyama: 蛇 (pabu)\nYonaguni: 蛇 (hinpa) (< *pebu-ya)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "ᄇᆡ얌",
        "tr": "poyyam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (poyyam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "뱀"
      },
      "expansion": "Korean 뱀 (baem)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jje",
        "2": "베염"
      },
      "expansion": "Jeju 베염 (beyeom)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly cognate with Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (poyyam), whence Korean 뱀 (baem) and Jeju 베염 (beyeom) – all meaning \"snake, serpent\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "*paimpi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Japonic",
  "lang_code": "jpx-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/paimpi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snake"
      ],
      "id": "en-paimpi-jpx-pro-noun-U419n-eO",
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paimpi"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ojp",
            "2": "蛇",
            "tr": "pe₂mi₁"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Japanese: 蛇 (pe₂mi₁)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Japanese: 蛇 (pe₂mi₁)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "蛇",
            "tr": "hebi, hemi"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: 蛇 (hebi, hemi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: 蛇 (hebi, hemi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*pabu"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *pabu\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: 蛇 (pīpā) (< *pebu-ya)\nKunigami: 蛇 (phabū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (habu)\nOkinawan: 蛇 (habu, fību, fībā) (< *pabu, *pebu, *pebu-ya)\n→ Japanese: 波布 (habu)\nOkinoerabu: 蛇 (hibu, hibū) (< *pebu)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (hap)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 蛇 (pav)\nYaeyama: 蛇 (pabu)\nYonaguni: 蛇 (hinpa) (< *pebu-ya)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *pabu\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: 蛇 (pīpā) (< *pebu-ya)\nKunigami: 蛇 (phabū)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (habu)\nOkinawan: 蛇 (habu, fību, fībā) (< *pabu, *pebu, *pebu-ya)\n→ Japanese: 波布 (habu)\nOkinoerabu: 蛇 (hibu, hibū) (< *pebu)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: 蛇 (hap)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: 蛇 (pav)\nYaeyama: 蛇 (pabu)\nYonaguni: 蛇 (hinpa) (< *pebu-ya)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "ᄇᆡ얌",
        "tr": "poyyam"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (poyyam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "뱀"
      },
      "expansion": "Korean 뱀 (baem)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jje",
        "2": "베염"
      },
      "expansion": "Jeju 베염 (beyeom)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly cognate with Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (poyyam), whence Korean 뱀 (baem) and Jeju 베염 (beyeom) – all meaning \"snake, serpent\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "*paimpi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Japonic",
  "lang_code": "jpx-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/paimpi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Japonic lemmas",
        "Proto-Japonic nouns",
        "jpx-pro:Reptiles"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paimpi"
}

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