kahis
/kagis/

1.
n.
the skin of bamboo
Ka seini iyan sika se egkiskisan ta ka lawwa te sabeka ne butang iling te tirè, kawayan, wey duma pad, ne egkaayun ne egkiskisan.
Eng. skin of bamboo; bamboo skin
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
vt.
for someone (egkahis, egkekahis, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to scrape something off (for example, the nodes on a stick of wood, bamboo or sugarcane) (theme, egkahisen, eg><en-) using something blunt, e.g., a piece of bamboo or a steel bar
Egkahisen ku ka lawa te tirè.
I scrape the stem of a sugarcane.
Eng. scrape
Tag. magkáyas
Ceb. magkagis
Ilo.: agkáyas
OCM: Food Preparation (252), Woodworking (322)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

3.
v.
(egkahisen, eg><en-) to shave (hair or beard)
Egkahisen ka sumpe ku su malapung e.
I will shave my beard for it was so thick.
O. Syn. kiskis —scrape/shave
Eng. shave
Tag. mag-áhit
Ceb. namalbas
Ilo.: agibarbás
OCM: Personal Hygiene (515)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

4.
v.
(egkahisen, eg><en-) to shred or grate (something such as coconut meat by rubbing or scraping)
Egkahisen ka niyug.
The coconut will be grated.
Eng. shred; grate
Tag. magkudkód
Ceb. magkagúd
OCM: Special Crops (249), Food Preparation (252)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 31/May/2017

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