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gapì
/gapiʔ/
“strip”
 
n.
a strip of something
Wrd.Gloss: strip
Eng. strip
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for someone (eggapì, egpanggapì, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-paN-) to pull a strip off something (eggapien, egpanggapien, theme, eg><en-, eg><en-paN-) e.g., to tear the leaves off a field of corn
Egpanggapien ka dewun te aheley eyew mahaan egkatesan.
The leaves of the corn is tear off so that it will easily dry up.
Eng. tear; strip
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for something (e.g. a tree branch (egkahapì, actor, egkA><ø-) to become torn off
Eng. tear
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for a rib (nakahapì, nAkA-) to be torn off Adam's side
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009