Tiv Dictionary: M

Mlumun

Answer

Noun

Mlumún

Answer

Noun

mmem sha ga

jittery

Adjective

mnenge

trying

Noun

Example

Mnenge hemba u teman aveve. Idiom: Mnenge hemba mtem (Keep trying). — “Trying is better than sitting idle.”

mngbônghôm

nearness / fast approaching

Noun/pre-nasal velar /m-/ + /ŋgb//

mngee

amount

Noun

Example

Mngee u asan sha kwavaondo kpiligh se iyol. — “We are fascinated by the amount of stars in the sky.”

mngerem

water

Noun

Example

Ma mngerem. — “Drink (some) water.”

Mngeren

Water

Noun

mnyam

sleep

Noun

mnyam

sleep

Noun

Also means

dream

mnyam

sleep

Noun

Example

Ngu a mnyam ashe. — “He/she has sleep in his/her”

mnyam

sleep

Verb

mnyam ashe

sleepy

Adjective

mnyam cie

dream

Noun

mnyam cier

dream

Verb

Example

Mnyam cier mo er m

mnyam ma cien

dream

Noun

mnyim

smoke

Noun

Example

Mnyim nyôrom ken ashe. — “Smoke entered my eyes.”

Mnyion

pain

Noun

mnyionom

pain, ache

Noun

Example

M zua a mnyionom sha wegh.

mnyionom

sickness

Noun

mnyôngosu u kwagh

speed

Noun

Mo

Me

Pronoun

Mo

I

Pronoun

Also means

me

mo

me

Pronoun

Example

Ngu lamen a mo. — “He/she is talking to me.”

mo

me

Pronoun

mo

me (object)

Pronoun

Also means

m

Mom

One

Noun

môm

one

Noun

môm

one

Noun

Example

Kon môm. — “One tree.”

môm

one

Adjective

Also means

1

môm

one

Noun

môm

one (1)

Mom tso kpaa ga

none

Pronoun

mon

neck

Noun

Example

Mon wase itiough gema. — “The neck helped the head to turn. imon (necks), plural noun:”

mondo

cocoyam

Noun

Example

Jiir mondo ya. — “Boil the cocoyam to eat.”

mongol

mango

Noun

mor

soaked up

Adjective

mor

soak

Verb

Also means

soaked

Example

Mor alev man u posu a ye. — “Soak the beans before removing the seed coat.”

mor

soak; soaked

Verb

Also means

to take in water after being left in it for a while

Example

Mor alev man u posu a ye — “Soak the beans before removing the seed coat”

mor

soaked up

Adjective

mough

stand

Verb

Example

Mough sha. — “Stand up.”

Usage

See Haa ikav mbi u

mough

stand up

Verb

mough

rise, stand up

Verb

Also means

move, go

Mough Num

Rise/Rose up Against

Noun

Moughsha

stand

Verb

mpande

subtraction

Noun

mpase

revelation

Noun

Example

Mpase ka takeda u maseityô ken Bibilo. — “Revelation is the last book in the Bible.”

mrumun

agreement, a wish

Noun

Example

Mrumun u Ter. — “The Lord’s wish. M rumun (I agreed), verb.”

mrumun

agreement

Noun

Also means

a wish

mrumun u ter

the Lord's wish

Phrase

msaan iyol

elated

Adjective

msur ishima

comfort

Noun

mtem

sitting

Noun/m.tem/

mtem

settling

Noun

Also means

rest

Example

Mtem u aningbianev. — “The settling of families.”

mtem

idleness

Noun

Example

Mnenge hemba mtem. — “Trying is better than being idle.”

mtem1

settling; rest

Noun

Also means

state of rest or settlement

Example

Mtem u aningbianev — “The settling of families”

mtem2

idleness

Noun

Also means

state of settling too comfortably

Example

Mnenge hemba mtem — “Trying is better than being idle”

mtemam

liver

Noun

mtim

search

Noun

Example

Mtim sha kwagh u angev mbu COVID-19. — “The search about COVID-19 disease.”

mtim sha sainz

experiment

Noun

Mtom

heads

Noun

Also means

plural of itiough

Mtsaha

Punishment

Noun

mtsee

heat

Noun

Example

Mtsee u iyange kehe. — “The Sun has much”

mtsee u kwagh

temperature

Noun

mtsem

potash

Noun

Example

Kunde atuur wa mtsem. — “Add potash to okra soup.”

mtsera

profit

Noun

Example

M tee takeda m zua a mtsera. — “I sold the book”

mtu

calves

Noun

Example

M tondo ivav ken mtu (wam). — “I have a cut in my calf.”

Usage

Mtum (calves), plural noun.

Mtuhwen

ash

Noun

muemue

firefly

Noun

Example

Muemue ngu tan iwanger. — “The firefly is giving off light.”

mula

swollen

Adjective

mule

shade

Noun

Example

Kon gba mule. — “The tree cast a shade.”

mumu

millet flour

Noun

Example

Mor mumu ma. — “Soak (add water to) the roasted millet flour to drink.”

mura

swollen

Verb

Example

Ihowe wam mura. — “I have a swollen finger. Imor (a swelling), noun.”

musan

change

Verb

Also means

exchange

musan

exchange

Verb

Also means

change

Example

M musan idyer m zua a akôv. — “I exchanged a”

musan

exchange; change

Verb

Also means

to give one thing for another

Example

M musan idyer m zua a akôv — “I exchanged a hat for shoes. Imusan (change), noun”

musan

change; exchange

Verb

mwem

flour

Noun

Example

Mwem ma amine doo ma kunden iber a

mwuese

I am thankful

Phrase

My nose

nostril

Noun

Usage

Ahenga (noses), plural noun.

My shoulder hurts. Avandegh

shoulders

Noun

myam

intestine

Noun

myese

left

Adjective

myom

salvation

Noun/m.yom/

myom

blessing

Noun

Example

Vedan zua a myom

Mzembe

African pear

Noun

mzeyol

trouble

Noun

Mzôndom

calabashes

Noun

Also means

gourds (plural)