keyipem
English: Translation
maybe, I don't know, I dunno
Part of Speech
interjection
Semantic Domain
Interjections
Notes
Colloquial and informal.
May also be keyupm
Can be used to start a sentence, meaning "maybe". Or, can be used alone to mean "maybe" or "I don't know".
May originate from the imperative of the word yip (yewip) "hears, listens" plus the -m different-subject suffix, literally meaning something like, "listen and.. (something will happen)"