Contionary:humaimaila

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Chlouvānem

Alternative forms

Etymology

From humai (herb) plus maila (water).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [ɦumaɪ̯mai̯ɴ̆a]
(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [ɦumæɪ̯mæi̯ɴ̆a]

Noun

humaimaila (1h declension; irreg. plur. humaimailtvąa)

  1. herbal tea; any drink made from infusion of herbs (aside tea: see Usage notes)
    ejulā taili humaimaili lenas vi.
    Here, there's a large choice of herbal teas.

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Usage notes

Technically, tea (lunai) is a humaimaila too, but this word is in popular usage specifically used as a broad category for all infusions of anything other than tea.

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