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

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìmba.

Verb

-emba

1. to dig

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.