matu'nmat
Translation: He/she is a frugal person
Part of Speech: verb animate intransitive
Meanings:
- frugal
- manages with minimum resources
Example of word used in a sentence:
- Text: Matu'nmat, gatu te'sijig aq welmimajultijig.Translation: He/she has limited resources, and even though they are many, they live a good life.Recording: Recording by dmm 馃攭
Pronunciation Guide: ma路duu路n锚路mat
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
- matu'nmai -- I manage with minimum resources -- (first person singular animate)
- matu'nmaieg -- We manage with minimum resources -- (first person dual exclusive animate)
- matu'nma'tieg -- We manage with minimum resources -- (first person plural exclusive animate)
Related entries for category "quantity"
- amilugwet : work a bit / work a little
- aqtamgiaq : half路full (dry ingredient)
- aqtamgiet : half路full (dry ingredient)
- awije'jg : scarce / rare
- awije'jit : scarce / rare
- awisiw : seldom / only once in a while
- elm'joqteg : spread of food / setout (as table)
- esgwiaq : leftover / remainder
- esgwiet : leftover / remainder
- ga'l : one quarter (of time, etc.)
- gaqi'sg : often / frequently / many times
- gaqo'tg : exhaust supply / use up
- lape'lis : yard (of measurement)
- malatalg : eat little / eat poorly / eat inadequately
- matu'mimajit : lives simply / lives marginally
- matu'nmat : frugal / manages with minimum resources
- matu't'g : eat a bit of / eat leftovers of
- matuatalg : eat a little / snack / eat marginally
- matue'g : lives simply / unsophisticated / make do / live marginally
- mawa'tajig : share expense / chip in
- mawgimatl : include in the count
- me' : still / yet / more / anyway
- me'_ap : more again / still again / some again
- me'_ijga : a little more / a bit more / some more!
- me'_wen : anyone else
- megeng : have many / have much
- megepaji : eat plenty of / eat in abundance
- megeta'ji : acquire plenty of / gather plenty / pick plenty / win plenty
- megete'g : acquire plenty of / gather plenty / pick plenty / win plenty
- megete'gl : acquire plenty of / gather plenty / pick plenty / win plenty
- megetg : eat plenty of / eat in abundance
- megetgl : eat plenty of / eat in abundance
- menaqa : properly
- mese'g : whole / entire / whole / entire
- milamu'g : multi-colored / different colors / variety of colors / many colors / many kinds of things / many sorts of things
- milamugsit : multi-colored / different colors / variety of colors / many colors / many different kinds / many different sorts
- ms't_goqwei : everything
- ms't_tami : everywhere
- ms't_wen : everybody
- musse'j : small piece / a bit
- mussew : piece
- nasgwa'latl : divide in half / halve
- nujinget : scaler (in lumbering) / one who does the measuring / scale (in lumbering)
- nutawtugwet : short of (money)
- nutqwa'toq : put insufficient amount / add insufficient amount
- nutqwelg : inadequate / insufficient / inadequate / insufficient
- pajjaqamat : spread-on thickly / exaggerate (slang) / overdo
- pas'g : only / just
- piamiaq : leftover
- piamiet : something leftover
- piamiw : more than / over
- pisoqotalg : eat much / eat alot / has good appetite
- piwiaq : left over / remainder
- piwsign : scrap of cloth / scrap of paper
- pugwatqasit : bushy
- pugwei : piece of / portion of
- pugwelg : lots / several / many / much / lots / several / many / much
- pugweliaq : plentiful / in good supply
- pugweliet : many / plentiful / in good supply
- pugweliganig : have many buildings or houses
- pugweliget : live together in group
- pugweligu'niet : bleed profusely / bleed a lot
- pugwelijuig : flow excessively
- pugweng : have plenty of
- pugwennatl : have plenty of
- pugwistina'gewit : hairy (of body)
- qasgo'tg : take or withdraw in small amounts
- qasgwatalg : eat a little at a time / snack
- qasgweiwatl : take in small amounts / withdraw in small amounts
- qataig : half way / midway
- ta's'g : how much? / some
- ta's'ji'jg : little portion / little bit
- ta's'ji'jit : little portion / little bit
- ta'sit : how much? / how many?
- ta'sunatl : has how much (many) of? / has what quantity?
- te's'g : so much / so many
- te'sit : so many / so much
- te'sunatl : have so many or so much
- te'sunemi'g : so many kinds
- te'sunemigsit : so many kinds
- te'sung : have so much or so many
- tegele'jg : small amount or number / not very much
- tegele'jit : small amount or number
- tepiaq : enough / sufficient / adequate
- tepiet : enough / sufficient / adequate
- tmaqanigju'aq : loaded to brim / overloaded
- tmaqanigju'et : loaded to brim / overloaded
- wesamelg : too much / too much