Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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gedded
/gɔddɔd/
v_rt.
“milk”
 
v.
for someone (eggedded, agent, eg><ø-) to get milk (eggedderen, theme, eg><en-) from woman or from a female animal such as a goat, water buffalo, cow, horse (eggedderan, location, eg><an-)
Wrd.Gloss: milk
Cult. Matigsalugs have no custom of milking domestic animals - this verb is normally usually of a woman removing her milk after her baby has died to help remove the pain of enlarged breasts.
Eng. milk; extract milk
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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