Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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ilus1
/ʔilus/
v_rt.
“taper”
 
v.
for someone (eg-iilus, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to taper something (eg-ilusen, patient, eg><en-)
Naapunan ka iney ku ne eg-iilus te baluy ne eggimuwen din ne ikam.
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
(egkeilus, egkA><ø-) to become tapered - thick at one end and narrow at the other
Wrd.Gloss: taper
Ay-ayari niyu te egsapsap ka kayu su kema ke egkeilus.
Trim the log carefully so that it will not be tapered.
Eng. taper; narrow
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 29/Apr/2009