Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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bel-is
/bɔlʔis/
n.
“bamboo_knife”
 
n.
a hardwood tree
Cult. Used for making andu pounding stick.
Eng. tree variety; hardwood variety
OCM: Flora (137)
DDP: Tree (1.5.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
n.
a bamboo knife used for cutting the umbilical cord of a new-born baby
Wrd.Gloss: bamboo_knife
Cult. Usually this is made of laak or damuluwan bamboo.
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,JUN,AAA
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009

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