Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – betiwad

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betiwad
/bɔtiwad/
n.
“larva”

n.
mosquito larva or small worms (that wriggle around a lot)
Masalig ka me betiwad diyè weyig ne diyè te gelun ney.
The water in our galon has a lot of small worms.
Wrd.Gloss: larva
Eng. larva; mosquito larva; worm, small, wriggly
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Insect (1.6.1.7), Small animals (1.6.1.9), Animal life cycle (1.6.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

1.
n.
leeches which are products of mosquitoes
Ka seini ne kalasiyan te limatek iyan sika se maag-sik-agsik ne egweil-weil diyè te diralem te weyig ne dereisek ne tantu.
Masalig ne betiwwad due te belun.
There's a lot of leeches in the well.
Eng. leech
Ceb. utsu-utsu
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Spider (1.6.1.8)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 01/Mar/2016