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pilek
/pilɔk/
 
1.
v.
for the eyes (egpamilek, migpamilek/impamilek, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to close in a few second and open again (egpamileken, impamilek/migpamilek/pigpamilek, patient, eg><en-pA-)
Eng. close, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
2.
n.
(pilek-pilek, rdpRT-) eyelash
Malapung se pilek-pilek ni Diyuni.
Dionie eyelashes are luxuriant.
Wrd.Gloss: eyelash
Eng. eyelash
Tag. pilík-matá
Ceb. pilok
Ilo.: kurimátmat
WBM: pirekpirek
Ilianen: pirekpirek
Obo: pilekpilek
Sarangani: pilekpilek
Cotabato Manobo: pilekpilek
Tasaday: pilekpilek
Tigwanon: pilek
Binukid: pilek
Cagayano: pilek
Dibabawon: pilek
Kinamigin: piluk
Proto: (pirek)pirek
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Eye (2.1.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
adj.
(pegpilek-pilek, peg><ø-rdpRT-) twinkling
Eng. twinkling
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(pegpamilek, peg><ø-paN-) the action of twinkling
Amana ne egpakatengteng si Inuk te paa te malitan ne amana ne mewubung su kenad e sikandin egpamilek.
Inuk stared intently to the woman's white feet that makes not even to twinkle.
Eng. twinkling
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
3.
n.
(pilekpilek) a type of weed
Eng. weed variety
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 10/Mar/2014