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lislis
/lislis/
v_rt.
“chop_off”
 
v.
for someone (eglilislis, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to chop the tops off sweet potato (kasilè) plants (eglislisen, patient, eg><en-) with a bolo (ugpit) or a weeding tool (puruk) because there is no more harvest of the root crop underneath (iglislis, instrument, ig-)
Eglilislis a te kasilaan ku kuntee.
Eglislisen kud ka kasilaan ku kuntee.
Eng. chop tops off sweet potato; prune sweet potato
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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