Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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gepang
/gɔpaŋ/
 
v.
for someone (eggepang, miggepang/inggepang, gepang, agent, eg><ø-) to break something (eggepangen, inggepang/miggepang/piggepang, gepanga, patient, eg><en-)
Eng. break, to; destroy, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for something, e.g., a bottle or an egg (egkahepang, nahepang, actor, egkA><ø-) to become broken or shattered
Nahepang ka atelug, su neulug.
The egg was broken because it was dropped.
Syn. napesè
Eng. break; broken; shatter; smashed
OCM: Ethnophysics (822), Ethnozoology (825)
DDP: Egg (1.6.3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(mahepang, mA1-) breakable
Eng. breakable
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,NJK,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 12/Nov/2009