Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

simi

/ˈsiːmi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: si-mi
IPA: /ˈsiːmi/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.

pron

What?; what is this […] ?; what […] are you talking about?

pron

Any […] ; whatever […] .

name

A surname from Italian.

name

A diminutive of the unisex given name Simran.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Simrita.

name

Alternative form of Syme.

noun

Acronym of seemingly insignificant minor interaction.

Example Sentences

"Simi sai?"
"Simi lanjiao?"
"Simi lanchiao?"
"Everyday must cook lah, clean lah, simi sai mah pao kah liao lor."
"Search the acronym and you'll uncover them, including one called 'Simi Sai, also SG50' which describes the latest SG50 branding effort[…]."
"I pleaded guilty because I am unable to prove in court that the articles in question does^([sic – meaning do]) not have seditious tendencies because simi-sai also can be proven to have seditious tendencies."

Etymology

From Hokkien 什物 or 什麼／什么 (sím-mi̍h, “what”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -i
Root: -, Simi

Inflected Forms

simis (plural)

Homonyms

seamy symi

Rhymes With

creamy mimi dreamy steamy niemi karimi seamy leamy crimi reamy

Questions

How do you pronounce simi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːmi/.
What does simi mean?: A short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.
Where does simi come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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