Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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kiles
/kilɔs/
v_rt.
“shrivel_up”
 
1.
vi.
for something (e.g. a leaf) (egkiles, migkiles/ingkiles, kiles, actor, eg><ø-) (for a leaf) to shrivel up
Ka dewun te gemelina impupu ku ganna te maselem. Maapun migkiles e.
I picked the gemelina leaf earlier this morning. In the afternoon, it had shriveled up.
Eng. shrivel up; wither; shrink
OCM: Ethnobotany (824)
DDP: Dry (1.3.3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for the leaves (egpangiles, migpangiles/impangiles, theme, eg><ø-paN-) to shrivel up
Eng. shrivel up, to become
Online dict status: s
Usage level: M

 
2.
vi.
for someone (egpangilesen, impangiles/migpangiles/pigpangiles, eg><en-paN-) to have a mild fever
Eng. have fever
Tag. lagnát
Ceb. hilántan; hilanat
Ilo.: gurígor
OCM: Theory of Disease (753)
DDP: Fever (2.5.6.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R


Updated by: RJH,JLM,RJH,QDL,RAA,QDL,NJK
Last updated: 30/Jul/2011

Links to health books

"egkiles" in healthbook "Ka an-anayan ne peg-uyamu ni Lolita te mig-anak"