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gamak
/gamak/
 
n.
a measure of a handful
Eng. handful; measure
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for someone (eggamak, miggamak/inggamak, agent, eg><ø-) to take a handful of something (eggamaken, inggamak/miggamaken, theme, eg><en-) with the hand grasping downwards (not cupped upwards)
Egpanlu-lù a te belad ku su eggamak a te hemey seeyè te palatu.
I'm washing my hands because I'll eat that rice on the plate with my hands.
Mania te eggamaken nud sika se egkeenen ku?
Why did you take a handful of my food?
Eng. handful; take handful; measure
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RJH
Last updated: 14/Apr/2015