Matigsalug Student Dictionary – consume

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consume
/kon-soom/

vt.

1.
Def.: egkeen wey ke eg-inum
MS: egkeen; eg-inum
If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
Our guests consumed all the rice.
Naamin te egkeen te me mahaliyug ney ka langun ne keenen.

vt.

2.
Def.: eg-amin; egpakaamin
MS: eg-amin; egpakaamin
If something consumes something else, it uses it all, so that there is none left.
His work on the house consumed all his time.
Naamin ka langun ne uras din te himu rin diyè te baley.

vt.

3.
Def.: egdereet taman te egkeigmuk; egpekewugmas
MS: egdereet; egpekewugmas
If fire consumes something, it completely destroys that thing, so that there is nothing left.
The fire consumed the house quickly.
Mahaan dè newugmas te hapuy ka baley.
Sem.Dom.: AWL2
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012