Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – kelit

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kelit₁
/kɔlit/
v_rt.
“nudge”

1.
vt.
for someone (egkelit, migkelit/ingkelit, agent, eg><ø-) to gently touch someone else (egkeliten, ingkelit/migkelit/pigkelit, keliten, patient, eg><en-) on the side so as to attract their attention
Iyan ka pegsamsam te senge etew ne iyan eggamiten ka tinuru. Sabeka degma seini ne paahi te pegpanengneng te senge etew ne due tuyu diyè te duma. Egkaayunan degma te seini ne lalag ka egpanguglung ne eggamit te kemel wey kelit naa te pegparahing te tagkes te kuglung.
Egkeliten ku sikandin su due igkeupii ku ne ignaas-naas kandin.
I will touch him because there's something I want to whisper to him.
Egkeliten ka etew eyew egpakanengneng te nekey-a ka ignangen kandin.
He touched the person to find out what he wanted to say.
Eng. touch; nudge; stroke; poke; signal; alert
DDP: Sense of touch (2.3.5), Alert (3.1.2.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
n.
a pick for plucking the kuglung. It usually consists of a small piece of bamboo which is bound to the thumb by string
Eng. pick, guitar; guitar pick
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

n.
musical note
Eng. musical note
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

vt.
for someone (egkelit, migkelit/ingkelit, agent, eg><ø-) to strum a kuglung
Eng. strum, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

vi.
for someone (egpangelit, migpangelit/impangelit, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to keep on strumming a kuglung with a pick
Egpangelit din te kuglung.
He is keep on strumming the kuglung with a pick.
Eng. strum; pick; pluck
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 26/Jan/2010