libumba
/libumba/
n.
“air-rifle”

n.
an air-rifle (with one trigger, fires lead)
Wrd.Gloss: air-rifle
Masinaw pad ka libumba ne iyam ku pad nabeli.
Cult. used for shooting birds. e.g. limuken, kaykayasi, tukmu, saliyangsiyang, uwak. It is charged by pumping up the air container with a plunger, and thus can only fire one shot without being recharged.
cf. sinapang
cf. siritsirit
Eng. gun; rifle; air-rifle
OCM: Weapons (411)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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

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Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon