Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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lemu
/lɔmu/
adj_rt.
“easy”
 
1.
adj.
(malemu, mA1-) easy; simple
Malemu ne eggastuwen ka seleppì piru mahirap ne egpamitawen.
It's easy to waste money but hard to find.
Eng. easy; simple
Tag. dalî; luwág
Ceb. sayon
Ilo.: laka
OCM: Sensation and Perception (151), Labor and Leisure (461)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
v.
for someone (egkalemuwan, nalemuwan, agent, egkA><an-) to make something easily (igkalemuwi, ingkalemuwi, theme, igkA–i)
Eng. easy
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(kalemuwan, kA><an-) easiness
Ka kalemuwan te seini himu su kenè ne mabehat.
The easiness of this work is not heavy.
Eng. easiness
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

 
2.
v.
fro someone (egpahinlemu, migpahinlemu/impahinlemu, agent, egpahiN-) to be lazy
Egpanhinlemu ne egpangayu si Bibuy te kayu ne inlimud ku.
Bibuy is to be lazy for just getting my collected fire wood instead of collecting for his own.
Cult. e.g. by taking something close belonging to someone else instead of going the full distance to get another
Eng. lazy
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M


Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL
Last updated: 10/Mar/2014

Links to health books

"Malemu" in healthbook "Nekey-a ka kahew?"

"Malemu" in healthbook "Migsistu si Wini"

"Malemu" in healthbook "Eg-ay-ayaran ta ka me ngipen ta"

Links to songbook

"malemu" in song "Ka malig-et ne dalan"