Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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petew
/pɔtɔw/
v_rt.
“startle”
 
vi.
for someone (egpetew, migpetew/impetew/pigpetew, agent, eg><ø-) to startle or surprise (egpetawen, napetew, petawen, patient, eg><en-) someone (usually by their arrival) (igkapetew, ingkapetew, ikapetew, kapetawi, reason, igkA><ø-)
Napetew si Nilda te pegginguma rin puun te Simud ne egpeendiyè te Nasulì su diyad si Memie.
Nilda was surprised when she arrived from Sinuda going to Nasuli that Memie was there.
Eng. startle; surprise; amazed; unexpected; unanticipated
DDP: Surprise (3.4.1.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for someone (egkapetew, napetew, agent, egkA><ø-) to be surprised of something (igkapetew, ingkapetew, reason, igkA><ø-)
Eng. surprised
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for something (egpakapetew, nakapetew, pakapetew, agent, egpAkA-) that can surprise at someone else (igpakapetew/impakapetew, reason, igpAkA-)
Eng. surprise, can
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 29/Jul/2014