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lelenguan
/lɔlɔŋuʔan/
n.
Data Qual: The original entry had a glottal between the u and the a but Rose says there's none Jan00 but Myrna says there is Feb00

n.
wrist (also pulse); elbow/knee/ankle joint
Ka lelenguan iyan ka tupuan te me tul-an te belad, me kemel, paa wey te me kemel te paa. Diyè egkakita seini te baad te lawa ne egkapekù iling te siku, buel, wey te duma pad ne baad te lawa ne egkapekù.
Nasuhat ka lelenguan.
Lit. Hit in the elbow, i.e., the payment of compensation for some wrong that was committed against you was sufficient.
Eng. wrist; pulse; ankle joint; elbow joint; knee joint; joint; fingerjoint
Tag. galánggaláng
Ceb. pulso
Ilo.: púngwapúngwan
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826), Ethnophysiology (827)
DDP: Arm (2.1.3.1), Leg (2.1.3.2), Bone, joint (2.1.6), Heart (2.1.8.1), Finger, toe (2.1.3.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,NJK,QDL
Last updated: 03/Jul/2013

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