emba

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əmba/

Noun

emba

  1. threat
    Anang irau, nya mina jaku emba sida
    Don't worry, it's just their threat

Verb

emba

  1. to threat
    Apai indai iya ngemba iya enti iya pulai kia
    His parents will threat him if he ever return there
  2. to scare
    Uji emba dik manuk nya
    Try to scare the chickens

Nyole (Uganda)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba.

Verb

-emba (infinitive ohwemba)

  1. to sing.

Derived terms

  • -embera (“to sing a lullaby for a baby”)

References

  • Diprose, Martin, Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012) Lunyole–English Dictionary‎[1], SIL International

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìmba.

Verb

-emba

  1. to dig

Inflection

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