Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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ketal1
/kɔtal/
 
1.
vt.
for someone (egketal, migketal/ingketal, ketal, egkeketal, migkeketal/ingkeketal, keketal, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to place something (igketal, ingketal, instrument, ig><ø-) to bridge a short gully or canal (egketalan, ingketalan/migketalan/pigketalan, ketali, location, eg><an-)
Migketalan ka tuhal ne igbayè ney.
The valley which we've passed had a bridge.
Eng. bridge gully, to; bridge canal, to; gully, to bridge a; canal, to bridge a; horizontal connector; connector, horizontal
Syn. bantal —bridge (short)
OCM: Highways and Bridges (491)
DDP: River (1.3.1.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
vt.
for someone (egketal, migketal/ingketal, ketal, egkeketal, migkeketal/ingkeketal, keketal, agent & theme, eg><i-pA-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to lie down on their back somewhere (egketalan, ingketalan/migketalan/pigketalan, ketali, location, eg><an-) as though dead
Egketal sikandin te seeg ke egwali-wali.
She is lies down on the floor as if dead as a joke.
Gramm. The reduplicated and non-reduplicated forms have the same meaning
Eng. lie down on back; pretend to be dead; dead, pretend to be
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
3.
v.
for someone or something (egketal, migketal/ingketal, ketal, egkeketal, migkeketal/ingkeketal, keketal, actor & theme, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to block the way (egketalan, ingketalan/migketalan/pigketalan, ketali, location, eg><an-)
Egketal ka uled te dalan ke mabulut.
The snake blocks the way if it is aggressive.
Eng. block way, to; block path, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
4.
n.
(ketal) a type of design used in weaving
Eng. weaving design; design in weaving
Cult. This is a traditional Matigsalug design, used, for example, with cloth or beads. A multi-colored strip goes across the middle of a plain background.
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for someone (egketal, migketal/ingketal, ketal, egkeketal, migkeketal/ingkeketal, keketal, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to weave a colorful strip across the middle of a plain background (egketalan, ingketalan/migketalan/pigketalan, ketali, location, eg><an-)
Eng. weave centre of mat; weave, to
Data Qual: redo ie
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,RJH,NJK,RAA,RAA,RJH
Last updated: 29/Jul/2014

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