Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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et-et
/ʔɔtʔɔt/
v_rt.
“eat_away”
 
vt.
for something such as fire or a solvent (egpekeet-et, agent, egpAkA-) to eat away something else (egkeet-et, patient, egkA><ø-)
Wrd.Gloss: eat_away
Egpekeet-et ka hapuy te tungenu ke kenè seini egkeebukan.
The fire will eat away the dead tree if it is not put out.
Pitew kew su egkareehan kew te tungenu ne egkeet-et te hapuy.
Be careful because you might be struck by the dead tree that's being eaten up by fire.
Eng. eat away; consume; corrode; dissolve
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RAA,RJH
Last updated: 15/Jul/2013