Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – kuling

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kuling₁
/kuliŋ/
v_rt.

v.
for someone (egkuling, migkuling/ingkuling, kuling, agent, eg><ø-) to touch something; tease an animal (egkulingen, ingkuling/migkuling/pigkuling, kulinga, patient, eg><en-)
Cult. e.g. a fly walking on one's arm
Ka egkuling iyan ka eg-ubal wey egkusu te duma wey te minsan nekey.
Kenè ke kun kuling te bulbul ku su egkengahinit e.
Do not touch my hair because it is pulled.
Mania te egkulingen nud ka batè ne egkewulep e?
Why are you interfering the child which is going to sleep?
Kenè nu kulinga ka meyiw su egkalusen ke ma rue ke egkatamaneng e.
Do not tease the cat because it will scratch you when it is annoyed.
Ingkahat e si Arug te asu su eggelebekan din ma egkulinga.
Arug was bitten by the dog because he teased it.
Eng. touch; interfere; brush; rub; tease; annoy; irritate
DDP: Sense of touch (2.3.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

n.
toy (kulingen, -en)
Ka egkulingen iyan ka minsan nekey ne eggimuwen ne galawan wey eg-ub-ubalen iling te terak-terak, etew-etew, menikà wey duma pad.
Mania mulè te kayid e te lama ka kulingen nu?
Why is my toy is in the yard already?
Kenè nu ma degma ahawa ka kulingen ku ra.
Do not also snatch my toy.
O. Syn. galawan
Eng. play with; played with; toy; puppet; asset
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 25/Nov/2009