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lehen
/lɔgɔn/
adj_rt.
“difficult”
 
1.
adj.
(malehen, mA1-) difficult
Iyan kaluwasan te seini ne lalag ka masumpit wey ke meyirap ne egkeulaula wey ke egkatamanan. Egkaayunan degma ne iyan meyirap ka eggimuwen wey ka timpu.
Malehen ke warè egkatuenan ta su egkalupihan ki te duma.
It's difficult if we don't have a knowlegde for we will be decieved by others.
Syn. mahirap
Syn. malised
Eng. difficult; hard (difficult); troublesome; unmanageable; trying (difficult)
WBM: rèǥen
Ilianen: rehen
Binukid: legen
Tigwanon: legen
Obo: leggen
Proto: regen
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for someone (egkalehenan, nalehenan, agent, egkA><an-) to find something difficult
Ka egkalehenan iyan ka egkeyirapan te timpu, te eggimuwen wey te egkeulaula.
Egkalehenan a ne egdaru su warè a nalayam.
It's difficult for me to plow because I am not used to it.
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
n.
(igkaleheni, igkA><i-) problem
Igkaleheni ku ka eg-uubat su warè e rè due nekeuubat bunsud pad dengan.
I have difficulty on lying because I never lied even before.
Cult. This is deep Matigsalug and rarely used.
Syn. prublima
Eng. difficulty; problem
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
2.
v.
for a baby (eglehen, miglehen/inlehen, agent, eg><ø-) to cause extended labor in childbirth for its mother (eglehenan, inlehenan/miglehenan/piglehenan, location, eg><an-)
Eglehenan naa mulè si Lita su amana dakel ka gettek din.
Linda
Eng. extended labor; labor
DDP: Labor and birth pains (2.6.3.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,TME,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 02/Feb/2015

Links to health books

"malehen" in healthbook "Nekey-a ka kahew?"

"malehen" in healthbook "Migpamawian ni Inuk ka sumbaley rin ne migpangaliskis"

"malehen" in healthbook "Mania teg pakapatey kag iindes?"

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

"lehenan" in healthbook "Ka an-anayan ne peg-uyamu ni Lolita te mig-anak"

Links to songbook

"malehent" in song "Diye te krus"

"malehen" in song "Minsan te keyirapan"

"malehen" in song "Masakit se peggeyinawa ta"

"malehen" in song "Masakit se peggeyinawa ta"

"malehen" in song "Igpangguhud ta ka kaluwasan"