Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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didì
/didiʔ/
Var. diddì
 
n.
breast or breastmilk
Cult. an affectionate term used by an older baby for its mother's milk/breast
Eng. milk; breastmilk; breast; mother's milk
DDP: Torso (2.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for a baby (egdidì, migdidì/indidì, didì, agent, eg><ø-) to drink the breastmilk (egdidiyen, migdidì/pigdidì, didiyen, didiya, theme, eg><en-) of its mother (egdidiyan, migdidìyan/pigdidiyan, diddii, didi:/didiyan, location, eg><an-)
Inggamit ka seini ne lalag para te batè ne egsusu pad. Piru ka igpasabut te seini ne lalag iyan kaluwasan ka susu te malitan. Piru sengekakuwa seini egkahamit su iyan egkarawit layun ka susu wey iyan degma eggamit te seini ne lalag ka me malitan eggeram egpanulu te me anak dan menuwen te eglalag.
Egdidì ka batè te gatas te iney rin.
The baby is drinking it's mother's breastmilk.
Padiddiya nu pa ka batè su eggutasan e.
Nurse the baby first because it's already thirsty/hungry.
Eng. breastfeed; nurse; feed
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for a mother (egpadidì, migpadidì/impadidì, padidì, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to breastfeed a baby (egpadidiyen, migpadidì/impadidì/pigpadidì, padidiya, patient, eg><en-pA-) with her breastmilk (igpadidì, impadidì, ipadidì, instrument, ig-pA-)
Eng. feed; breastfead; nurse
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 29/Jul/2014