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sepì
/sɔpiʔ/
n.
“hand_of_bananas”
 
n.
a hand of bananas
Wrd.Gloss: hand_of_bananas
Egbebeli a te sabeka ne sepi te sahing.
cf. ulid
cf. lupung
Eng. hand of bananas; bunch of bananas
Ceb. sipî
OCM: Weights and Measures (804), Ethnobotany (824)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egsepì, agent, eg><ø-) to divide a crop of bananas (ulid) into hands (egsepien, patient, eg><en-)
Egsepi sikandin te sahing ne bungulan.
Eng. divide bananas
 
v.
for a hand of bananas (egkasepì, actor, egkA><ø-) to break off
Keyey, egkasepi e ka sugpang ne inlatunan te bubuyahen ne banug!
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA
Last updated: 29/Apr/2009