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gisì
/gisiʔ/
v_rt.
“tear”

n.
a tear (as in clothing)
Eng. tear (as in clothing); rip
Tag. púnit; sírà
Ceb. gisì; tangkas; natastas
Ilo.: pisángen
OCM: Ethnophysics (822)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

vt.
for someone (agent) to tear something (eggisien, patient, eg><en-)
Kenè nu gisia ka sulupin su eggamiten ku.
Please don't tear up the cellophine for I will going to use it.
Eng. tear; torn; rip
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

vi.
for something, especially a piece of clothing (egkahisì, actor, egkA><ø-) to become torn
Nalagew a su kahiyen ku ne egkahisì e ka kumbalè ku ne insanggat te duhi.
cf. bindas
Eng. tear; torn; rip; hole
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RJH
Last updated: 10/Feb/2014

Links to health books

"egkahisian" in healthbook "Ka an-anayan ne peg-uyamu ni Lolita te mig-anak"

"gisi" in healthbook "Nahepu ka belad ni Binuy"