aituma

See also: aitüma

Akawaio

Verb

aituma[1]

  1. (transitive) to make something or someone go fast.
    Mɨrɨpan ipan pe nin si, Sir Benson uya insin aitumaꞌpʉ mɨrɨ. ― When (he realized) I was so sick, Sir Benson sped up the engine

References

  1. ^ Stegeman, Ray; Hunter, Rita (2014), Akawaio-English Dictionary and English-Akawaio Index, SIL International, pages 18–148

Estonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A reduction of aita (“help”) jumal (“god”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑi̯ˈtumɑ/, [ɑi̯ˈtumɑ]
  • Rhymes: -umɑ
  • Hyphenation: ai‧tu‧ma

Interjection

aituma

  1. thank you, thanks

Derived terms

References

  • aituma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “aituma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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