tameme

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tlameme (El Salvador)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlamāmah (“load-bearer, porter”), shortened from tlamāmahqui, from māmā (“to carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈmeme/ [t̪aˈme.me]
• Rhymes: -eme
• Syllabification: ta‧me‧me

Noun

tameme m (plural tamemes)

1. (Honduras, Mexico) porter, carrier

Further reading

• “tameme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈmemeʔ/ [tɐˈmɛː.mɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -emeʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧me‧me

Adjective

tamemè (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜒᜋᜒ)

1. (slang) stunned; dumbfounded; unable to talk due to shock

Derived terms

• mapatameme
• matameme