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legleg
/lɔglɔg/
v_rt.
“flame”
 
v.
for someone (eglegleg, miglegleg/inlegleg, legleg, agent, eg><ø-) to make the fire flame (egleglehan, inleglehan/migleglehan/pigleglehan, leglehi, location, eg><an-)
Eng. flame, to; blaze
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
Data Qual: It looks like the MS definition copies the English gloss. It shouldn't do that (coz the gloss might be wrong)! [RJH 8Jun17]
 
vi.
for a fire (egkalegleg, nalegleg, actor, egkA><ø-) to smoulder or to blaze
Ka egkalegleg iyan ka hapuy ne egkanlabkanlab wey ke egkeuyag naan e ne hapuy.
Mahaan egkalegleg ka pepil ke egsilaban su manipis wey nahangu nahud.
The paper flames quickly when burned because it's thin and dry.
Wrd.Gloss: flame
Eng. burst into flame; blaze; burn
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
v.
for something (egpakalegleg, nakalegleg, agent, egpAkA-) to cause fire to smoulder, or to be a thing (igpakalegleg, impakalegleg, instrument, igpAkA-) which causes smouldering
Eng. smolder; smoulder; blaze
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(malegleg, mA1-) flammable
Eng. flammable
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL,RAA,RJH
Last updated: 08/Jun/2017

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"legleg" in text "Cooking in Bamboo"

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"legleg"

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"kalegleg" in song "Ka malig-et ne dalan"