Matigsalug Student Dictionary – label

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label
/lay-bəl/

n-ct.

1.
Def.: sinulat ne nakakepkep eyew te kanengnengan
MS: sinulat ne nakakepkep
something which you write on and attach to another thing to show information such as what it is, what is in it, or its owner.
The bag had a label on it with a phone number.
I don't know which company made that T-shirt, but the label will tell us.

vt.

2.
Def.: egpakepkep te sulat eyew te kanengnengan
If you label something, you attach something to it to show information.
She labelled the boxes to show what was in each one.

vt.

3.
Def.: egngaran te senge etew (malasi ne mareet)
MS: egngaran
If you label someone or something, you give them a name (often negative) to describe them.
They labelled him as lazy because he was a slow worker.
Migngaranan dan sikandin te pehulen su malambened sikandin ne egtrabahu.

n-ct.

4.
Def.: igngaran te minsan hentew
MS: igngaran
a name which is given to someone or something to describe them.
Sem.Dom.: AWL4
Status: ready

Last updated: 25/Sep/2012