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menhalom |
pronunciation |
mehn-hah-loom |
meaning |
adjective. wise; sage; intelligent. Also menhalom. |
etymology |
Contraction of mihinalom, from Chamorro prefix mi- (having lots of) + hinalom (intuition), from Chamorro hållom (to feel, to suspect, to be cautious), from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian elem, meaning "cautious, suspicious". |
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