Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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lintek
/lintɔk/
adj_rt.
“fine”
 
1.
adj.
(malintek, mallintek, mallilintek, mA1-, mA1-rdpC-, mA1-rdpCV-) fine (in texture); small (when there is many)
Eng. fine-grained; small; miniscule
Tag. píno
Ceb. pinu
OCM: Ethnophysics (822)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
vt.
for someone (egtallintek, agent, eg><ø-ta-rdpC- ???) to divide something, e.g., food or work (egtallinteken, theme, eg><en-ta-rdpC- ???) into small parts
Eng. small parts; bit by bit; piecemeal
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

 
2.
vt.
for someone (egtallintek, agent, eg><ø-ta-rdpC- ???) to budget something (e.g.,food or viand) (egtallinteken, theme, eg><en-ta-rdpC- ???) in order to minimize the amount to be consumed
Eng. bit by bit; piecemeal; budget
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

 
3.
adj.
(malintek, mA1-) uniform
Gramm. As of a long smooth post
Eng. uniform
OCM: Weights and Measures (804)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

 
4.
v.
for an event (egmalintek, agent, egmA1-) to be constantly happening
Egmalintek ne uran
It rains all the time (during the rainy season)
Eng. constantly happening
OCM: Weights and Measures (804)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R


Updated by: RJH,JLM,RJH
Last updated: 12/Aug/2010

Links to health books

"egtallinteken" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"