Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

SUMALCA Home

Resources Home

Vernacular Lexicon home
A B BAP BL D E G H I K KI L LA LIP M N O P PA R S SE SIN T TE TIN U V W Y Z

Student Dictionary

Readers

Texts

Phrasebook

Healthbooks

Bible

Songbook

kepis
/kɔpis/
v_rt.
“contract”
 
v.
for something (egkepis, migkepis, ingkepis, actor, eg><ø-) to shrink or contract
Ka seini ne lalag iyan sika se puun te dakel ne egdeisek uya su neinitan wey ke naleeb naa. Iyan egkeilingan kayi ka gelun ne nakaralap te hapuy.
Wrd.Gloss: contract
Ka pandesal, egtengtengan nu, malibusen, eggen-genan nu, egkepis.
If you look at "pan de sal", it's round, but if you hold it, it shrinks.
Egkepis ka bula ke egkaawaan te kalamag.
A ball collapses if it loses its air.
Ant. ketul
Eng. contract; collapse; shrink; shrivel up
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for someone (egpakepis, agent, egpA><ø-) to pull their stomach in
Ant. egpaketul
Eng. pull stomach in
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RJH,QDL,RJH,RAA
Last updated: 30/Sep/2016