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pimpung
/pimpuŋ/
n.
 
n.
an explosive charge made from match heads which is bound in a small piece of plastic bag and then placed inside a piece of food such as sweet potato. If a wild pig bites that bait, the charge will explode; injuring the pig and alerting the people
Eng. explosive charge; bait, explosive
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L
 
vi.
for someone (egpamimpung, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to set an explosive charge in the bush in order to catch a wild pig
Egpamimpung ka anggam ku diyè te Kuntrak su maluag pad ne puwalas diyè du te duma.
My uncle will set an explosive charge at Kuntrak for the forest there is wider compare to the other.
Eng. set charge
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009