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dihus
/digus/
v_rt.
“sponge_down”

1.
v.
for someone (egdihus, migdihus/indihus, dihus, agent, eg><ø-) to sponge down someone or something (egdihusen, indihus/migdihus/pigdihus, dihusa, patient, eg><en-) with a little water (e.g. for a mother to bathe her children)
Seini ne lalag iyan ka pegsubid te batè wey ke mananap naa iling te itù, miyew, kuddè, manuk, babuy wey te duma pad ne egkaayun ne egdihusen. Seini ne lalag iyan ka peglulu wey ke peglimpiyu naa te lawa te batè wey mananap naa. Ke etew eggimu kayi te tagsè maselem wey due degma duma ne eggimu kayi te maapun ne timpu. Piru ke mananap minsan nekey ne uras.
Egdihusen ku ka anak ku.
I'm going to wash my little child.
Eng. wash; sponge down
Tigwanon: digus
Sarangani: digos
WBM: peziǥuʔ
Dibabawon: padigus
Cotabato Manobo: pedigus
Tasaday: pedigus
Tagbawa: pedigus
Proto: (pa+)digus
OCM: Personal Hygiene (515)
DDP: Wet (1.3.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B

2.
n.
(pamanihusan, -an) swimming pool
Eng. swimming pool
OCM: Water and Thirst (271)
DDP: Ocean, lake (1.3.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,NJK,NJK,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 05/Nov/2009

Links to health books

"dihusen" in healthbook "Migpamawian ni Inuk ka sumbaley rin ne migpangaliskis"

"egdihusen" in healthbook "Egkehangen si Wanitu"