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gilang
/gilaŋ/
v_rt.
“slit_throat”

vt.
for someone (eggilang, miggilang/inggilang, agent, eg><ø-) to slaughter an animal (eggilangen, inggilang/miggilang/piggilang, patient, eg><en-) by slitting its throat with a sharp knife (iggilang, inggilang, instrument, ig><ø-) often in order that someone else (eggilangan, inggilangan/miggilangan/piggilangan, location, eg><an-) will recover from a sickness
Eggilang a te manuk.
I will slaughter a chicken.
Ka manuk ka eggilangen ku.
The chicken is what I slaughtered.
Ka gepes ka iggilang ku.
The knife is what I slaughtered (it) with.
Amana ne egpakareheldel si Bukenya su eggilangan ni Buwsan te manuk.
Bukenya is very sick so Buwsan killed a chicken for her. (i.e., sacrified a chicken so that she would become well)
cf. panubad
Eng. slaughter; butcher; cut throat; slit throat; throat, cut; kill; sacrifice
Ceb. magpadugù
DDP: Kill (2.6.6.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 16/Jul/2012

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"gilang" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"

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