Mannelijk

jeme

(Engels)

  1. the distance from the tips of the thumb and index finger when fully outstretched as an informal unit of length
  2. Synonym of sesma (a half-foot, a traditional Spanish unit of length)

Met koppelteken als
je‧me
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈxeme/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Inherited from Latin sēmis (“a half, a half-as”), from sēmi- (“half”) + as (“unit, Roman penny”), from forming half of the pie, the Spanish foot.

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