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lebeg
/lɔbɔg/
v_rt.
“make_cloudy”
 
1.
vt.
for someone (eglebeg, miglebeg/inlebeg, lebeg, eglelebeg, miglelebeg/inlelebeg, lelebeg, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to muddy or stir up water (eglebehen, inlebeg/miglebeg/piglebeg, lebeha, patient, eg><en-)
Me batè ne egmanikep ka eglelebeg te beuhan.
The children catching fish are the ones who stirred up the creek.
Eng. muddy water, to; stir up water, to; murky, make water; cloudy, make water
DDP: Soil, dirt (1.2.2.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for a river or other water (egkalebeg, nakalebeg, ingkalebeg, actor & patient, egkA><ø-) to become murky or cloudy (by being stirred up)
Nalebeg e seini, kenè egpakaabbas se mata ta.
This has become murky, we cannot see through it.
Ant. ting-ew —clear
Eng. murky, water to be; cloudy, water to be; turbid, water to be; water to be cloudy
OCM: Sensation and Perception (151)
DDP: Soil, dirt (1.2.2.1), Be in water (1.3.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
2.
n.
(Kalebeg, kA-) a name of a cloudy creek in traditional Matigsalug belief
Cult. This creek is the one passed by the soul before it reaches the Meibulan place (the place for souls)
Eng. Kalebeg creek; creek
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 10/Mar/2014