manimanini1 desire something; desire somebody (e.g. a girl); be attracted to [...]

Part of Speech vt
Variant Form(s) manimanin
Morphology mani-manini
Gloss RED-desire
    • desire something; desire somebody (e.g. a girl); be attracted to somebody
      • emotions
      • Example 4127:
        ... bara e roosuu paa manimanin bona peha iana to kana ori ...
        ... and the giant desired one one creature that they had caught, (its name is lobster.)
        Source: Sii 06RG 350-351
      • Example 4128:
        mepaa manimanini bona.
        (His big brother saw the girl,) and liked her very much.
        Source: Vae 01E(Eno) 140
      • Example 4129:
        ge ore manimanin vaha ta meha moon.
        or be attracted to another girl.
        Source: Tah 03R 075

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