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# lake
# lake
#: ''Wi dan tek wey kadi a '''desi'''.''
#: {{n-g|Wi dan tek wey kadi a '''desi'''.}}
#:: "We took the car to the '''lake'''."
#:: "We took the car to the '''lake'''."
# sea
# sea
#: ''Pukashin '''Desi'''.''
#: {{n-g|Pukashin '''Desi'''.}}
#:: "The Poccasin '''Sea'''."
#:: "The Poccasin '''Sea'''."



Revision as of 14:13, 7 May 2026

Bemé

Etymology

From English the +‎ sea.

Pronunciation

Noun

desi

  1. lake
    Wi dan tek wey kadi a desi.
    "We took the car to the lake."
  2. sea
    Pukashin Desi.
    "The Poccasin Sea."

Usage notes

desi is only used in sense 2 in placenames, such as Pukashin Desi "Poccasin Sea", Japan Desi "Sea of Japan", and Sargasow Desi "Sargasso Sea" (although in this case it is usually only referred to as Sargasow).

Derived terms