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sumpè
/sumpɔʔ/
n.
“whiskers”
 
n.
facial hair, especially the beard
Wrd.Gloss: facial hair
Ka seini iyan sika se egtubu diyè te bibig wey bakkè te me lukes ne bulbul.
Makepal ka sumpè ni Amè.
Dad has a thick beard.
Cult. It is said that if a boy wipes the sap of unripe lansones (tebbuwè) on his face, this will cause facial whiskers to grown
Eng. facial hair; beard; whisker; mustache; moustache
Tag. balbás; bigóte
Ceb. balbas; bigóte
Ilo.: bárbas; bigóte
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Hair (2.1.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for someone (egpanumpè, migpanumpè/impanumpè, panumpè, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to pluck out whiskers
Cult. Most older Matigsalug men do not have dense facial hair and do not have ready access to sharp razors. Instead they use a pair of tweezers and a small mirror to pluck the whiskers from their faces.
Egpannumpè a.
I'm plucking out whiskers.
Eng. pluck whiskers; whiskers, pluck; shave
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 10/Mar/2014