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piyut
/piut/
v_rt.
“have_no_backside”
 
vi.
for someone (egkapiyut, napiyut, agent, egkA><ø-) to become smaller in the buttocks
Data Qual: I don't know what the exact English translation to this word, it doesn't really mean that the person has no backside but seemingly has no backside because there is something caused him to have no backside. Tano. Piyut itself is noun meaning no backside but when affixed it turns to other part of speech.
Ka egkapiyut iyan ka egkabuyekut e wey hendue te warad e lebut ka egpanamantaman eggimu te minsan nekey ne amana ne malised iling te egpaniang wey ke egpallahuy naa.
Egkapiyut e si Maning ka egpatakereg.
Maning has no buttocks of going up.
Cult. Especially term used when describing a new couple warad piyus means reducing their buttocks.
Eng. buttocks small; backside small; small buttocks; no backside; bony backside; narrow hips; hips, narrow; slim, very
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Torso (2.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,JLM,AAA,NJK,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 13/Jan/2010