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sig-ang
/sigʔaŋ/
n.
“cooking_platform”
 
n.
large stones used to rest a cooking pot on
Migbetu ka batu ne innimu ran ne sig-ang.
The stone that they used to rest a cooking pot on exploded.
Eng. cooking platform; platform for cooking pot; potstand; stand for cooking pot
DDP: Rock (1.2.2.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for someone (egsisig-ang, migsisig-ang/insisig-ang, sisig-ang, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to make a platform for placing a cooking pot in the fireplace using stones (egsisig-angan, insisig-ang/migsisig-ang/pigsisig-ang, location, eg><an-rdpCV-)
Eng. make cooking platform
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
vi.
for several components (e.g., stones) (egpekegsig-ang, nekegsig-ang, egpekeg-) to be placed together to form an even shape
Cult. especially referring to evenly sized stones forming a cooking platform in a fire
Eng. place together; placed together; triangle, form; square, form
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 07/May/2014