ahmima

== Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *ahmidak (“to wolf down, to eat quickly; to hog, to hoard”), from *ahma (“glutton; wolverine”) +‎ *-idak. Proto-Finnic *ahma comes from earlier *ašma, probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćman-. Equivalent to ahm +‎ -ma. Cognate with Finnish ahmia, Ingrian ahmia, Livvi ahmie, and Votic ahmia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑhmimɑ/, [ˈɑhmimɑ] Rhymes: -ɑhmimɑ Hyphenation: ah‧mi‧ma === Verb === ahmima (da-infinitive ahmida) to grab something greedily or repeatedly; to hog (to greedily take more than one's share) Synonyms: haarama, kahmama lumekoristusmasinad ahmivad endasse lund ― snow plows grabs up snow laps üritas kõiki mängunurga asju endale ahmida ― the child tried to greedily grab all the things in the play corner to draw in; to inhale deeply ahmisin suuga õhku nagu kala kuival ― I drew in air like a dry fish mees läitis sigareti ja ahmis mõnuga suitsu ― the man lit a cigarette and inhaled the smoke ==== Conjugation ==== === References === ahmima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “ahmima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “ahmima”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN