jimizga

Tumbuka

Etymology

From jima (“to dig”) +‎ -izga (“intensive suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'i'”).

Verb

-jimizga (infinitive kujimizga)

  1. (intensive) to dig with vigour or more effort.

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 42
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