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Mbeji

Noun class IXnounReviewedpage 24
Word formsJimbejiplural · candidate · corpus spelling “jimbeji” ×31

Definitions

  1. 1
    The satellite of the Earth; Moon.

    PT O satélite da Terra; Lua.·FR Le satellite de la Terre; Lune.

    • i arite mu kanga
  2. 2
    Month; period during which the moon completes its revolution around the Earth; time between two new moons.

    PT Mês; espaço durante o qual a lua faz a sua revolução em torno da Terra; tempo compreendido entre dois novilúnios.·FR Mois; période durant laquelle la lune effectue sa révolution autour de la Terre; temps compris entre deux nouvelles lunes.

  3. 3
    New moon; the moon in conjunction with the sun.

    PT Lua nova; a lua em conjunção com o sol.·FR Nouvelle lune; la lune en conjonction avec le soleil.

    • Mbeji ia ube
  4. 4
    Full moon.

    PT Lua cheia.·FR Pleine lune.

    • Mbeji ia izala
  5. 5
    Last quarter (of the moon).

    PT Quarto minguante.·FR Dernier quartier (de la lune).

    • Mbeji i ai ku mafundu
  6. 6
    First quarter; the crescent; the Muslim crescent.

    PT Quarto crescente; o crescente maometano.·FR Premier quartier; le croissant; le croissant mahométan.

    • Mbeji i ai bu hóngo
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 24 (right)