Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – beku

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beku
/bɔku/
v_rt.
“not_wanting”

v.
for someone (egbeku, migbeku/imbeku, beku, agent, eg><ø-) to be lazy or not want to do something (egbekuwan, imbekuwan/migbekuwan/pigbekuwan, bekuwi, range, eg><an-) because of something (igbekewi, imbekewi, ibekewi, instrument, ig><i-) or for a reason (igbeku, imbeku, reason, ig><ø-)
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Egbeku a perem ne egpanakeru piru warè ma iya weyig kayi te baley.
I do not want to fetch water but we don't really have water here in the house.
Si Rus egkeupian ne egtengteng te rilu rin te marusilem piru egbeku sikandin ne eg-enew.
Rose wanted to look at her watch in the night but didn't want to get out of bed.
Igbekewi kud iya te egkeen ka tubed.
I am really lazy to eat gabi tops.
Gramm. The ig><ø- and ig><i- affixation have a somewhat similar meaning. Ig><i- indicates a reason why someone is reluctuant to do something, while ig><ø- indicates the thing which makes them reluctant to do something.
Eng. not want to do; reluctant, be; lazy, be; dislike doing
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Dislike (3.4.2.1.1), Want (3.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for something (egpakabeku, nakabeku, agent, egpAkA-) to make someone dislike doing something else; or to be the thing (igpakabeku, impakabeku, reason, igpAkA-) that makes someone dislike doing something
Egpakabeku te eg-iskuyila ka layun warè egkakeen.
Always having no food makes me not want to go to school.
Igpakabeku te me egpangiskuyila ka layun egbayè te basaken ne dalan.
the thing that makes the student lazy about going to school is that they always pass through a muddy pathway.
Eng. not want to do, cause someone to; reluctant, cause someone to be; lazy, cause somone to be; dislike doing, cause someone to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 17/Nov/2009