Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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imma
/ʔimma/
 
1.
vi.
for someone (egkeimma, neimma, experiencer, egkA><ø-) to covet or to desire other people's possessions (egkeimmaan, egkeimma:n, neimmaan, neimma:n, igkeimmeyi, ingkeimmeyi, instrument, ig><an-, ig–i)
Egkeimma a te baley te sumbaley ku su amana ne meupiya.
I am envious about the house of my neighbor, for it is very nice.
Gramm. The thing which someone covets can either be marked for 'location' focus or 'reason' focus.
Cult. This is not necessarily a bad word.
Data Qual: Queram says this is always a bad emotion
cf. inniyat
Eng. covet; desire (a feeling of enviousness or having something); envy; envious, be
Ceb. maibóg
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Like, love (3.4.1.1), Jealous (3.4.2.1.8)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for something (egpakeimma, nekeimma, actor, egpAkA-) to cause someone to be envious, or to be the thing (igpekeimma/impekeimma, reason, igpAkA-) which causes someone to be envious
Eng. envy
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(iimmeen, rdpCV–en) envious
Mareet ka iimmeen ne etew su salè sika te Manama.
It is not good for people to be envious because that is a sin towards God.
Eng. envious
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Like, love (3.4.1.1), Jealous (3.4.2.1.8)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
v.
for someome (eg-imma, mig-imma/in-imma, agent, eg><ø-) to brag or show off to somebody (eg-immeen, eg-ime:n, mig-imma/in-imma/pig-imma, patient, eg><en-) about something (ig-imma, in-imma, instrument, igpA-rdpRT-) to make that person envious
Eng. brag
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egpeimma-imma, migpeimma-imma/impeimma-imma, agent, eg><ø-pA-rdpRT-) to brag or show off to somebody (egpeimma-immaan, egpeimma-imma:n, migpeimma-immaan, migpeimma-imma:n/impeimma-imman, location, egpA><an-rdpRT-) about something (igpeimma-imma, impeimma-imma, theme, igpA-rdpRT-) to make that person envious
Gramm. Egpeimma-imma refers to stronger bragging than eg-imma.
Eng. boast, to; brag, to; show off, to
DDP: Show, let someone see (2.3.1.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 10/Mar/2014