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IPA(Pronunciation)

/əm/

Suffix

morpheme

Denotes transitive verbs in the trade pidgins used between English-speakers and indigenous populations; used derogatorily by extension in English by addition to any verb, transitive or not.

Japanese Meaning

交易ピジンで他動詞を示す接尾辞として用いられる。 / 拡張的に、侮蔑的な意味を込めてどんな動詞にも付加される場合がある。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

交易の埠頭では、商人たちは「trade」や「take」のような語に、英語話者と先住民の間で使われる交易ピジンで他動詞を示す接尾辞を付けて、地元の人々が理解する他動詞形にしていた。

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Denotes transitive verbs in the trade pidgins used between English-speakers and indigenous populations; used derogatorily by extension in English by addition to any verb, transitive or not.

Having finished her return of deaths, she went on to say "Black fellow sick—white lady fowl sendum—white lady kangaroo sendum—master all self eatum—" but here she paused and made an exception in favour of the matron, expressed by the words " Missis not eatum—missis good fellow."

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