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langis
/laŋis/
v_rt.
“lift_shirt/skirt”
 
vt.
for someone (eglangis, miglangis/inlangis, agent, eg><ø-) to lift someone's shirt or skirt (eglangisen, inlangis/miglangis/piglangis, patient, eg><en-) revealing their skin (eglangisan, inlangisan/miglangisan/piglangisan, location, eg><an-)
Malasi eglangis te kumbalè din ka egbusawen diyè te sumbaley ney.
The crazy person at our neighbor's (place) often pulls up his/her shirt.
O. Syn. eglunsen —lift trouser legs/roll up sleeve
Eng. lift skirt/shirt; pull up shirt/skirt; reveal skin
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for one's skirt or shirt (egkalangis, nalangis, actor, egkA><ø-) to become lifted thus exposing the person's skin (egkalangisan, nalangisan, location, egkA><an-)
Egkalangis e te kalamag ka kumbalè ni Sunya.
Sunya's shirt got lifted up by the wind.
Eng. reveal skin
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
someone (egpanlangis, migpanlangis/impanlangis, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to keep on lifting woman's skirt
Eng. keep on lifting skirt
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 10/Mar/2014