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{{head|gnym|n|g=cI|plural|wapombe}} | {{head|gnym|n|g=cI|plural|wapombe}} | ||
# {{label|gnym| | # booze, alcohol | ||
#: {{ux|gnym||}} | #: {{syn|gnym|alkolo}} | ||
#: {{ux|gnym|'''Pombe''' no beno para ini tu.|'''Booze''' isn't good for your liver.}} | |||
# beer | |||
#: {{syn|gnym|byera}} | |||
#: {{ux|gnym|No mi gusta '''pombe'''. Tekila beno masi.|I don't like '''beer'''. Tequila is better.}} | |||
# {{label|gnym|countable|colloquial|proscribed}} a drink | |||
#: {{syn|gnym|pó}} | |||
#: {{ux|gnym|Tu kire kwenda para nomucho '''wapombe'''?|You wanna go out for a few '''drinks'''?}} | |||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 31 May 2026
Ganymedian
Etymology
From Swahili pombe, originally referring to millet beer. As millet was hard to come by on Ganymede, this probably spurred its semantic expansion to include all types of beer and eventually alcohol.
Pronunciation
Noun
pombe class I (plural wapombe)
- booze, alcohol
- Synonym: alkolo
- Pombe no beno para ini tu.
- Booze isn't good for your liver.
- beer
- Synonym: byera
- No mi gusta pombe. Tekila beno masi.
- I don't like beer. Tequila is better.
- (countable, colloquial, proscribed) a drink
- Synonym: pó
- Tu kire kwenda para nomucho wapombe?
- You wanna go out for a few drinks?