Gilbertese

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Etymology

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Corruption of English come here, referring to the words used to attract a pet.[1]

Noun

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kamea

  1. dog

References

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  1. ^ McLean, Mervyn (1 January 2014), Music, Lapita, and the Problem of Polynesian Origins[1], Mervyn McLean, →ISBN, page 149
  • Bingham, Hiram; Sabatier, Father Ernest with Luomala, Goo, and Banner (1978–), “kamea”, in Trussel, Stephen, Groves, Gordon W., compilers, A Combined Kiribati–English Online Dictionary[2]

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French camée, from Italian cammeo, from Medieval Latin cammaeus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈmɛ.a/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛa
  • Syllabification: ka‧me‧a

Noun

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kamea f

  1. cameo (relief work)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • kamea”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kamea”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)