Lem

English: (prep) at, in


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


Ame abi-abi tauh lem irau dadih.
Let's all go to their feast.

Dih men ngabuh lem dalem kamih dih ngen abuh tetal dih kenah.
She is making our kitchen floor dusty with the ashes from the hearth.

Diu' lem aan patun neh narih.
Take your bath in the pool of the dam.

Doo' pepabin teh diwah lem alud dih.
They are sitting with one carrying the other on his lap in the boat.

Kerab tu'en ngadih teh lawe kamih mene lem bawang mado sineh.
Our journey to that far away country can be told in a ballard.


Related to Lem


alem 1: night

alem 2: a complicated step in weaving, esp. at corners

dalem 1: deep, the deep part

dalem 2: kitchen area as opposed to the verandah

ilem: the colour of a bruise, purple, blue

lema'ud (l-em-a'ud): to go to work

lemabuh (l-em-abuh): get oneself covered with dust or ashes, as a child playing in the dirt, throw a temper tantrum and roll in the dirt; struggle in sadness or frustration

lemanguy (l-en-anguy): swim for fun or enjoyment

lematek: leech

lemayuh (l-em-ayuh): to wither (as a plant withering of its own accord)

lemek: fat of an animal, grease

lemidik (l-em-idik): to cut the undergrowth prior to farming

lemiget (l-em-iget): to turn the head, to look backward

lemitung (l-em-itung): to turn around or back

lemuh: fat, obese (of people, animals)

lemulun: person, human being

lemuned: in the middle

lemupung (l-em-upung): to float (as a fish)

lemutuk: blister lesion (pompholyx)

malem: several days ago; dark

malem (m-alem): in the past, a long time ago; several days ago

milem: 1) blue, green; 2) purple, colour of a bruise, bruised

ngedalem (ne-dalem): to deepen

ngilem (ng-milem): to make blue, to bruise?

pengilem: something that makes blue ?

tabiq beruhmalem: Good afternoon

tilem: mattress

ulem: stealthily, quietly, unconspicuously

Ken dooq tiko beruhmalem kinih?: Hi. How are you doing this afternoon?