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bansuwit
/bansuit/
 
1.
n.
a whistle
Egkaayun ne egsambey a te bansuwit nu?
Can I borrow your whistle?
Eng. whistle
Tag. pito; silbato; pasuwít
Ceb. taghoy
Ilo.: adák; libut-libot
OCM: Musical Instruments (534)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
v.
for someone (egbansuwit, migbansuwit/imbansuwit, bansuwit, agent, eg><ø-) to blow a whistle (egbansuwiten, imbansuwit/migbansuwit/pigbansuwit, eg><en-)
Egbansuwit ka amey ku te manuk diyè te uud te kayu.
My father was whistling the chicken at the top of the tree.
Eng. blow
Tag. pumíto
Ilo.: agpaswít
OCM: Musical Instruments (534)
DDP: Blow air (1.1.2.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,NJK,QDL,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 02/Dec/2009