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laha
/laga/
Var. lahe

1.
n.
Syn. beyi
an unmarried girl
Memateles iya ne me beyi ka me anak ni mengaari.
What a beautiful girls is the daughters of my young brother.
Eng. unmarried girl; girl; spinster
DDP: Unmarried (2.6.1.3), Male, female (2.6.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
n.
(laha-laha, rdpRT-) young female animal, e.g., a fowl, that has not yet borne any young
Eglaha-laha pad ka me manuk ney ne egkengalaag e su masalig ka me takawen diyè te kanami.
Our young female chickens were all gone for there are lot of theives in our place.
Eng. young female animal; female animal; pullet; chicken, young
Tag. dumalága
Ceb. dumalaga
Ilo.: dumalága
OCM: Fauna (136), Ethnozoology (825)
DDP: Animal life cycle (1.6.3), Male and female animals (1.6.7)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,QDL,NJK,NJK,QDL
Last updated: 03/Dec/2009

Links to texts

"eglalaha" in text "Death of a Young Man"

Links to health books

"lalahan" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"