jamah

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jä.mᵊah/

Noun

jamah

  1. skill of hands
    Lebuh indai Bunyau nganyam, jamah iya balat alus.
    When Bunyau's mom weaves, her work is exceedingly smooth.

Verb

jamah

  1. to beat; strike; attack (someone)
    Mensul pala iya kena jamah Libau
    His head is swollen after being beaten by Libau.
  2. to grab (food)
    Makai mih kitai, jamah dia kengka utai ti bisi, anang malu-malu.
    Let’s eat, take whatever comes to hand, don’t be shy.

Mokilese

Noun

jamah

  1. (one's) father

Usage notes

Like many kinship terms in Mokilese, jamah has not non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its father) is therefore treated as the lemma.

Possessive forms

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