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ayu₂
/ʔayu/
v_rt.

v.
(eg-ay-ayuwen, eg><en-rdpCVC-) to be ridiculed
Ka eg-ay-ayuwen iyan ka eglegleihen tenged su egkalupihan wey egkaayu-ayu rè sikandin. Minsan nekey rè ka egkatamanan te etew ne eglegleihen wey layun egkasakitan, egkeyirapan tenged te igpeulaula kandin te egleig-leig kandin.
Amana a eg-ay-ayuwen te anggam ku puun su kenà a igkeupii nikandin.
My uncle ridiculed me so much because he doesn't like me.
Syn. leig
Eng. ridicule; mock; insult; scorn
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

adj.
(kaayu-ayu, kA-rdpRT-) destitute
Ka egkaayu-ayu iyan ka keugpè te etew ne amana egkeyirapan su warè egkeyimu wey ke warè me ayam wey kasangkapan.
Puun te peglesut ku, egkaayu-ayu key en iya su warè egkeyimu ney.
Since my birth, we have been really poor because we cannot get work (literally: have nothing to do).
Eng. destitute; poor; broke (moneywise); bankrupt
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,RMU,TME,RJH
Last updated: 28/Dec/2016

Links to songbook

"Kaayu-ayu" in song "Mateles ne ugpaan ku"

"kaayu-ayu" in song "Salamat puun te pusung ku"