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sulì
/suliʔ/
v_rt.
“revenge”
 
v.
for someone (egsulì, migsulì/insulì, egsusulì, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to revenge someone else (egsulian, location, eg><an-)
Cult. This can also be used to speak of a good act such as a neighbor bringing over food and then repaying with a gift in the opposite direction
Migsulì si Tumibay te anak din ne imbunu diyè te Salalayan.
Tumibay took revenge for his son killed in Salalayan.
Egsulian e perem ni Liluy si Lulut su insumbag ma dengan sikandin.
Liluy wants to take revenge against Lulut because he punched him in the past..
Eng. revenge; take revenge; repay; avenge; pay back
Tag. higantí
Ceb. balus
Ilo.: bales
OCM: Ingroup Antagonisms (578), Inter-community Relations (628), Instigation of War (721)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH
Last updated: 04/Jan/2016