Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – senga

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senga
/sɔŋa/

vi.
for someone (egsenga, migsenga/insenga, senga, agent, eg><ø-) to blow mucus (egsengeen, insenga/migsenga/pigsenga, sengaa, egsenge:n, insenga/migsenga, igsenga, ingsenga, theme, eg><en-, ig><ø-) out of the nose
Ka egsenga iyan ka egpalihawang te nguweg puun te irung eyew egkaawe. Nguweg dè iya degma ka egkaayunan te seini ne lalag su due degma igngaran te duma ne lalag.
Ka seini iyan sika se eg-aween ka nguweg puun te irung eyew kenè layun egsengut-sengut puun te napenù te nguweg ka bayaan te geyinawa.
Egsenga perem ka amey ku piru kenè ma eglihawang ka nguweg din.
My father wants to blow the mucus out of his nose out but the mucus doesn't come out.
Egsenga e pad su eglised a ka eggeheyinawa.
I'm going to blow my nose because it's difficult to breathe.
Eng. blow nose; nose, blow
Ceb. sikma
OCM: Ethnophysiology (827)
DDP: Blow air (1.1.2.1), Nose (2.1.1.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for an animal such as a horse, carabao or cow (egpamusenga, migpamusenga/impamusenga, pamusenga, eg><ø-paN-) to blow out through it nose
Ka egpamusenga iyan ka egpanamantaman egsenga eyew egkaawè ka nakasengseng diyè te be-bè wey ke irung naa iling te asu, kalabew, kuddè wey masalig pad ka duma.
Egpamusenga ka kalabew emun ke egpanimbulut.
The carabao will blow through its nose when it is angry.
Eng. blow nose; nose, blow
OCM: Ethnozoology (825), Ethnophysiology (827)
DDP: Blow air (1.1.2.1), Animal eating (1.6.4.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 23/Dec/2009