nekal
/nɔkal/
adj_rt.
“strong”

1.
adj.
(manekal, mA1-) strong; diligent; zealous
Syn. keseg
Ke manekal wey meupiya lawa ka nu, egpekeyimu ka te minsan nekey ne himu nu.
If you are healthy and strong, you can do all things you needed to do.
Eng. strong (about health); muscular; forceful; diligent; zealous; hardy; indefatigable; industrious; active; vivacious; fervent
Tag. malakás
Ceb. kusgan
Ilo.: napígsa
OCM: Norms (183), Weights and Measures (804), Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Enthusiastic (3.4.1.4.2), Strong (2.4.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

adj.
(nenekali, rdpCV–i) very strong
Eng. very strong
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

v.
for someone (egnekal-nekal, mignekal-nekal/innekal-nekal, nekalnekal, patient, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to be strong
Eng. strong (about recovering or making theirselves stronger)
DDP: Strong (2.4.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
adj.
(manekal, mA1-) well; alive
Syn. makeseg
Eng. well; alive; living; healthy; breathing; recovered
OCM: Life and Death (761)
DDP: Living things (1.4), Healthy (2.5), Recover from sickness (2.5.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

3.
v.
for someone (egpakannekal, migpakannekal/impakannekal, egpAkA-rdpC-) to use their strength or energy (egpakannekalen, impakannekal/migpakannekal/pigpakannekal, patient, egpA><en-kA-) to achieve something or survive difficulties (egpakannekalan, impakannekalan/migpakannekal/pigpakannekal, location, egpAkA-) for a reason (igpakannekal, impakannekal, reason, igpAkA-)
Eng. strive; strove; fervently; strongly (about striving hard for achieving something); firmly; forcefully; diligently
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Enthusiastic (3.4.1.4.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egpamanekal, migpamanekal/impamanekal, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to enforce someone or something else (egpamanekalen, impamanekal/migpamanekal/pigpamanekal, patient, eg><ø-pA-)
Eng. enforce, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

4.
v.
for someone (egpakannekal-nekal, migpakanekal-nekal/impakannekal-nekal, egpAkA-rdpC-rdpRT-) to recover (esp. from sickness)
Cult. e.g. when delivering a baby or to work afterwards
Egpakanekal-nekal e si Bingbing ka iyam ne mig-anak.
Bibing has recovered now after delivering a child.
Eng. strong (about recovering from sick); fervent
DDP: Strong (2.4.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 30/Jul/2019