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bilas
/bilas/
n.
“tear”

n.
a tear or sleep in the eye
Ka bilas bayew egmakehal wey mewumel-wumel degma diyè egpekeugpè te ilis te mata.
Awaa nu ka bilas nu su egngisiyan ka te me alukuy nu.
Wipe the sleep out of your eyes because your friends will laugh at you.
Wrd.Gloss: tear
Eng. tear; watering; sleep
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egpamilas, migpamilas/impamilas, agenti, eg><ø-paN-) to wipe one's eyes
Ka egpamilas iyan ka eg-awè te bilu ne naahat diyè te mata te etew ne napukew e ligkat te peglipereng.
Egpamilas a ke sikan e pad iya eggimata ka miglipereng eyew kenà egngisiyan te me etew.
I will wipe my eyes after getting up from sleep so that I the people will not laugh at me.
Eng. wipe eyes; rub eyes
DDP: Eye (2.1.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,TME,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 06/Apr/2015

Links to texts

"bilas" in text "A day's activities"