Vernacular Lexicon home
A B BAP BL D E G H I K KI L LA LIP M N O P PA R S SE SIN T TE TIN U V W Y Z

Student Dictionary

lekat
/lɔkat/
v_rtcscs.
“purchase”
Fr. Ceb. lukat

1.
v.
for someone (eglekat, agent, eg><ø-) to redeem something which has been pawned or mortgaged (eglekaten, theme, eg><en-)
Wrd.Gloss: redeem
Eggendiyè e pad te Kellinan su eglekat a te ugpit ne impirinda ku.
Eglekat a te rilu kaaselem su nakatitimud ad e te eleg ne seleppì.
I will pay back my watch tomorrow because the money I had earned is now enough .
Eng. redeem; release from pawn; pay back
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
v.
for someone (eglekat, agent, eg><ø-) to obtain a licence, residence certificate, or other official papers (eglekaten, theme, eg><en-)
Eglekat a te siddula diyè te Barangay.
Eng. purchase; acquire permit; get permit
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for a licence, residence certificate, or other official papers or permission (egkalekat, actor, egkA><ø-) to be acquired or released
Eng. acquire permit; release permit; complete permit; permit completed
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

3.
v.
for someone (eglekat, agent, eg><ø-) to dig the first of their sweet potato crop (eglekaten, theme, eg><en-)
Eglekat a te lebut te kasilè ne impamakul ku.
Mareet ne egpangali te kasilè ka ayè ku su eglekaten din ka lebut te kasilè.
The style of my auntie of digging a sweet potato was bad for she root up the sweet potato.
Eng. dig out; pull out; remove
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,RJH,AAA
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009

Links to songbook

"inlekat" in song "Manama te langun"

"inlekat" in song "Neila ku ka intuuwan ku"