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danggut
/daŋgut/
n.
“nit-comb”
 
n.
a fine-toothed comb for combing lice out of the hair
Warè kutu ku su duen ma danggut ku.
I have no lice because I has a nit-+comb.
Cult. Formerly these were carefully made from laak bamboo.
O. Syn. sulud
cf. sugkad —comb
Eng. fine-toothed comb; fine comb; comb; nit comb; louse comb
Tag. súyod
Ceb. suyod
Ilo.: súgud
OCM: Toilet (302)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for someone (egpandanggut, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to comb the nits out of their hair (egdangguten, theme, eg><en-) with a fine-toothed comb (igdanggut, instrument, ig><ø-)
Layun dè egpandanggut ka telegandang ne anaken ku.
Egdangguten ku pad ka bulbul ku su masalig se kutu.
Eng. comb nits
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RJH
Last updated: 28/Aug/2015