ramie

See also: ramiè, ramię, and Ramie

English

A ramie plant (1)

Pants made from ramie (2)

Etymology

From Malay rami.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: răʹmē, IPA^(key): /ˈɹæmi/
• (General American) enPR: răʹmē, rāʹmē, IPA^(key): /ˈɹæmi/, /ˈɹeɪmi/
• Rhymes: -æmi, -eɪmi

Noun

ramie (countable and uncountable, plural ramies)

1. (usually countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.
2. (usually uncountable) The fibre extracted from this plant known especially for its ability to hold shape, reduce wrinkling, and introduce a silky lustre used to make textiles, fishing nets, upholstery, etc.

Synonyms

• China grass, Chinese silk, ramee

Derived terms

• true ramie, white ramie
• green ramie, Indian ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. tenacissima, rhea)

Translations

Boehmeria nivea

• Assamese: ৰিহা (riha)
• Atayal: kgis, kgiy
• Bulgarian: китайска коприва (kitajska kopriva)
• Chinese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 苧麻 (zh) (zhùmá)

• Estonian: ramjee
• Finnish: rami (fi), kiinanruoho
• German: Ramie f
• Italian: ramia f
• Japanese: 苧 (ja) (からむし, karamushi)
• Korean: 모시풀 (mosipul)
• Malay: rami (ms)
• Miyako: ブー (bū)
• Polish: szczmiel m
• Romanian: ramie (ro) f, ramia (ro) f (rare)
• Tagalog: amiray, arimay
• Thai: ป่านรามี

fibre

• Finnish: rami (fi)
• Italian: ramia f
• Korean: 모시 (ko) (mosi)

Anagrams

• Maire, Marie, Miera, aimer, armie, reaim, rimae

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.mi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ramie f (plural ramies)

1. ramie

References

• “ramie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

ramie f

1. plural of ramia

Anagrams

• Imera, reami, remai

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ramie.

Noun

ramie f (uncountable)

1. ramie

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ramie	ramia
genitive-dative	ramii	ramiei
vocative	ramie, ramio