lemet
/lɔmɔt/
v_rt.
“mock”

v.
for someone (eglemet, agent, eg><ø-) to jeer at someone else (to their face) (eglemetan, location, eg><an-)
Cult. This is not as emotively bad as eg-iran-iran.
Ka eglemet iyan ka egdew-ey wey eglalag te mareet diyè te tangkaan te etew ne eglemetan.
Suman-suman te me buyag ne Matigsalug eglemetan dan ke layun egtengtengan.
The Matigslug elder think that they were mocked by someone when he stared at them.
Insalè ni Tilit ka biseyè ne miglemet te me menubu diyè te Tulay.
Tilit offended the visayan man who mocked natives in Tulay.
Kenè bes iya egkaayun ne eglemetan ka me menubu su egsalè.
It is not possible to mock natives because (they) will take offense.
Syn. tampelè
cf. deeg
Tampele iya se naneem-neem ni Alma.
Eng. jeer; ridicule; insult; mock; scorn; scoff; run down; belittle; degrade; despise
Tag. manlibák; mangutyâ; manuyâ
Ceb. biaybiay
Ilo.: láis; uyáw
OCM: Spectacles (541), Ingroup Antagonisms (578), Non-electronic Transmission of Messages (202), Social Offenses (689)
DDP: Ashamed (3.4.2.2.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

adj.
(malemet, mA1-) sarcastic
Eng. sarcastic
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

adj.
(kalemetan, kA><an-) ridiculous
Eng. ridiculous
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

adj.
(lelemetan, rdpCV–an) vile
Eng. vile
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 05/Jan/2015

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