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salemak
/salemak/
 
vi.
for someone (egsalemak, migsalemak, salemak/insalemak, eg><ø-) to interrupt and answer immediately
Ka igpasabut te salemak ne lalag iyan ka pegtabak te lalag wey ke insè naa ne warè pad nakalegsad ka lalag wey ke inse naa.
Mareet ne etew ka egsalemak egtabak su kenè egkateu wey ke ware aperu.
The person who talks quickly is not good because he/she either doesn't know what to do or is foolish (literally: has no gallbladder).
Eng. answer immediately; reply immediately; respond immediately; immediately answer; interrupt; interject; talk quickly
Tag. abdo
Ceb. abdo
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
Created: 02/Aug/2016
Updated by: RAA,RJH
Last updated: 27/Apr/2017

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