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liyem
/liɔm/
v_rt.
“toothless”
 
adj.
toothless
cf. bingew
Eng. toothless
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for someone (egkaliyem, actor, egkA><ø-) to become toothless
Egkaliyem e ka amey ku su buyag man-e iya.
My father has become toothless because he's indeed old.
Data Qual: I think that should be "man e" above, not "man-e"? [RJH] XXX
Eng. toothless
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for someone (egkaliyem-liyem, actor, egkA><ø-rdpRT-) to become senile
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH
Last updated: 15/Jan/2013