Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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lipit
/lipit/
v_rt.
“hold_between”
 
n.
a clothes peg
Eng. clothes peg; peg
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for a woman (eglipiten, eg><en-) to tuck her skirt in between her legs
Eglipiten ku ka kumbalè ku te me paa ku eyew kenè eglayap.
I tucked my skirt between my legs so that it wouldn't blow in the wind.
Eng. tuck-in
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
vi.
for something (egkalipit, nalipit, egkA><ø-) to get pinched between two objects
Masakit amana ka belad ku ne nalipit te kayu.
My hand that got pinched by the tree is very sore.
Eng. pinched; squashed between; crushed between
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 21/Dec/2015

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