Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon

leig₁
/lɔʔig/
v_rt.
“take_advantage_of”

vi.
for someone (egkaleig-leig, naleig-leig, actor, egkA><ø-rdpRT-) to be mocked or insulted by someone else
Iskuwilya kew kuntee me anak su eyew kenè kew egkaleig-leig te duma keuremè.
Go to school today children so that others cannot take advantage of you in the future.
Syn. egdeeg-deeg
Syn. eg-ay-ayuwen
Neyid-u a te buyag ne egle-leihen te me anak din.
I feel sorry for the old man who is mocked by his children.
Eng. mocked; insulted; ridiculed; scorned; despised; uneducated; poor; ordinary; easily taken advantage of; disadvantage; naive; worthless
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Usage level: R

v.
for someone (egleig-leig, migleig-leig, inleig-leig/pigleig-leig, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to mock or insult someone else (egleig-leihen, leig-leiha, theme, eg><en-rdpRT-)
Wrd.Gloss: mock
Egleig-leig en iya ka me Biseye diyè te siyudad te me Matigsalug.
Visayans in the cities really mock the Matigsalug.
Kenè niyu leig-leiha sikandin su due egkatuenan due.
Don't discriminate against him because he has common sense.
Syn. eg-ay-ayuwen
Eng. mock; insult; ridicule; scorn; despise; oppress
DDP: Angry (3.4.2.3)
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Usage level: R

vi.
for someone (egle-leihen, theme, eg><en-rdpCVC-) to be taken advantage of
Egle-leihen ad en iya te anak ku su buyag ad e.
My son took advantage(insult) to me for I'm now aged.
Eng. take advantage of; advantage, take
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Usage level: R

vi.
for someone (egkaleig-leig, naleig-leig, theme) to be taken advantage of
Egkaleig-leig naan dè iya ne etew si Mukù su amana ne mapariralemen.
Muku is really taken advantage by others because he is so humble.
Eng. take advantage of; advantage, take
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Usage level: R

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Last updated: 27/Mar/2017

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