emba

See also: émba

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

Lingala

Etymology

See the Lingala verb yemba.

Verb

-emba (infinitive koemba)

1. to sing

Mongo

Verb

emba

1. to sing

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, SIL International

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìmba.

Verb

-emba

1. to dig

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.