nemnem

See also: nem-nem

Ibaloi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɯmˈnɯm/, [nɯmˈnɯm]
  • Hyphenation: nem‧nem

Noun

nemnem (plural nemnemnem)

  1. mind, common sense, thought, brain
    Ayshi'y nemnem to. Eg to amta'y kadagdag-a.
    She has no brain. She doesn't know what she's doing.

Verb

nemnem

  1. to think, to remember
    Nemnem mo ga nu piga'y inkowan to.
    Try to remember the number she said.

Derived terms

  • nemnemen – will think/remember (future tense)
  • ninemnem – thought/remembered (past participle)
  • mannemnemnem – thinking (agentive/focus form)
  • nannemnemnem – was/were thinking (past progressive)
  • pannemnema – is/are currently thinking (present progressive)

Karao

Noun

nemnem

  1. thought; idea

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəm.ˈnəm/, [nəm.ˈnəm]

Noun

nemnem

  1. springwater