Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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sagpì
/sagpiʔ/
v_rt.
“snap_off”
 
v.
for someone (egsagpì, agent, eg><ø-) to snap off something (such as corncobs from the stalk, sugarcane, or the branch off a tree) (egsagpien, theme, eg><en-)
Egsagpien kud ka sabeka ne ahaley su napeled e ka lawa.
I'll snap off the corn because it fall down.
O. Syn. hapì
Eng. break off; snap off; pick off
OCM: Annual Cycle (221)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for something (such as a branch from tree) (egkasagpì, actor, egkA><ø-) to be broken off
Hapit kud e Egkasagpi seini se sugpang te mangga.
I almost break off the branch of a mango.
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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