Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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dugsù
/dugsuʔ/
Data Qual: It seems like there might be two quite different senses here? [RJH]
 
1.
v.
for someone (egdugsù, migdugsù, indugsù, agent, eg><ø-) to hit someone or something (egdugsuan, migdugsuan/indugsuan, location, eg><an-) with a sharp thing (igdugsù, instrument, ig><ø-)
Egdugsù sikandin te mahintalunan ne babuy.
He is stabbing a wild pig with a knife.
Napatey e ka babuy ne migdugsuan te amey ku te kalawit.
The pig speared by my father (with a spear) died.
Iyan igdugsù te amey ku te mahintalunan ne babuy ka kalawit.
My father will be using a spear for spearing wild pigs.
O. Syn. duslak
Eng. hit; stab; impale; spear, to
Ceb. dunggab
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

 
2.
vi.
for a person or animal (egpakarugsù, nakarugsù, actor, egpAkA-) to fall over; to slip over
Nakarugsù ka anaken ku diyè te basak.
My nephew/niece slipped over in the mud.
Eng. fall over; slip over; stumble; trip, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M


Updated by: RJH,QDL,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 10/Mar/2014

Links to songbook

"pakarugsu" in song "Te keddi ne peggipanew"

"Durugsuan" in song "Pakasinehew kas geyinawa ku"