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suung
/suʔuŋ/
v_rt.
“head_down”
 
1.
vi.
 
n.
dirt of lips e.g., especially in eating wet and sticky food
Eng. dirt of lips
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egsuungen, insuung/migsuung/pigsuung, suunga, theme, eg><en-rdpCV-) to have dirt on their lips
Egsuungen e ka anak ku te biku.
My son will be having dirt on his lips for eating biku.
Eng. dirt
OCM: Eating (264)
DDP: Tooth (2.1.1.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.

for someone (egsuung, migsuung/insuung, suung, agent, eg><ø-) to bend over with their head down (egsuungen, insuung/migsuung/pigsuung, suunga, patient, eg><en-)
Egsuung a ne egseled te gumawan te sulung.
I will down my head in entering the cave.
Insuung e ka ulu te batè ne egligwang.
The head of the baby is descended to birth canal.
Eng. head down; head engaged; descended to birth canal
DDP: Birth (2.6.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 22/Dec/2009