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sex
/seks/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: lukes wey ke malitan
MS: lukes wey ke malitan
The sex of a person or animal is the fact that they are either male or female.
What sex is the baby?
Nekey-a ka batè, lukes wey ke malitan?
We don't care which sex our baby is.
 
n-uc.
 
2.
Def.: peg-abirey; peggilabetey; peg-iyutey
MS: peg-abirey; peggilabetey; peg-iyutey
the action between a male and a female which can produce children (have sex).
Sem.Dom.: AWL3
 
 
sexual
/sek-shoo-wəl/
 
adj.
Def.: due kalabetan te peg-paabirey, pegpeyilabetey, wey pegpei-yutey
relating to sex.
Status: ready

Last updated: 31/Mar/2012