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lehas
/lɔgas/
v_rt.
“remove_husks”

1.
v.
for rice or corn (egkalehas, nalehas, agent, egkA><ø-) to have the husks removed
Ka egkalehas iyan ka pegkaawè te luwit/ukaba te paley ne imbinayu. Piru minsan nekey ne egbinayuwen egkaayunan te seini ne lalag iling te aheley, binggala ne imbeug wey masalig pad ka duma.
Egkalehas e ka paley ne imbinayu ku.
The rice which I pounded were almost remove its husks.
Eng. remove husks
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
Data Qual: Tano doesn't know what is meant by this word

n.
(lehas-lehas, rdpRT-) grit as might be found in milled rice
Cult. This is the term used for left pounded rice after separating the husks by the used of winnowing tray nihu. It's still mixed with unhusked rice and need to pound again in order to be ready to cooked.
Syn. atè
Eng. left rice (after separating the husks with the used of winnowing tray nihu.; grit
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
Data Qual: Tano doesn't know what is meant by this word

2.
v.
for someone's eye (eglehas-lehas, miglehas-lehas/inlehas-lehas, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to be sore because something is stuck in it
Eng. sore eyes; eyes, sore
OCM: Tactics (725)
DDP: Eye (2.1.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL,NJK,QDL,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 11/Sep/2013

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"Kalehas" in text "Preparing Ground Corn"

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