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bengel₂
/bɔŋɔl/
n.
“bottom”

n.
bottom (as a part, end, edge or surface)
Wrd.Gloss: bottom
Gramm. can also refer to the bed of a water body
cf. dalem
Eng. bottom; underneath
Tag. ibabâ
Ceb. ubos
OCM: Miscellaneous Structures (349)
DDP: Ocean, lake (1.3.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for a person or animal (egbengel, migbengel/imbengel, agent, eg><ø-) to go under something (egbengelan, imbengelan/migbengelan, bengelan, location, eg><an-)
Eng. under, to go
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egpabengel, impabengel/migpabengel, pabengel, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to place something (igpabengel, impabengel, ipabengel, theme, ig><ø-) underneath something else (egpabengelan, impabengelan/migpabengelan, pabengelan, location, eg><an-pA-)
Egpabengelan ku te pusil ka kabil ku su eyew warè igpakakita.
I will place the gun under my bag so that nobody can see it.
Egpabengelan din te karni ka kabil ne migtahu diyè te gumawan.
He put the meat underneath his bag in the house.
Eng. put underneath; place underneath
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 17/Nov/2009

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