Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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bentè
/bɔntɔʔ/
 
vt.
for someone (egbebentè, migbebentè/imbebentè, bebentè, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to threaten to kill someone else (egbebentaan, imbebentaan/migbebentaan, location, eg><an-rdpCV-)
Egbebente si Tano ne eggimatayan ka asu rin.
Tano is threatening to kill his dog.
Eng. threaten; intimidate
DDP: Afraid (3.4.2.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
Created: 17/Nov/2009
Updated by: QDL,RJH
Last updated: 08/Dec/2014