Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – tabirak

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tabirak
/tabidak/
v_rt.
“make_weak_soup”

n.
(tinabirak, <in>-) a sweet potato cut into small pieces
Syn. dinakurak
Eng. cooked sweet patato
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egtabirak, migtabirak/intabirak, tabirak, agent, eg><ø-) to cut something into small pieces (e.g. sweet potato - kasilè) (egtabiraken, intabirak/migtabirak/pigtabirak, tabiraka, theme, eg><en-) and boil it
Ka tinabirak iyan ka kasilè ne egdakelen se weyig ke eggilutuen. Piru egluwitan ka kasilè wey egpanibiyen te bayew dè dereisek, Egkataman igsubbuk e seini taman te egkale-kale, wey emun ke a mewumel e ka kasilè human pad eggeunen wey egkeenen e. Iyan palinneu te mewumel e ka kasilè wey eleg e ne egkeenen ke eg-abasan e te igtiyuk kayi. Ka duma egsukalan dan seini eyew meemis ka sabew wey mananam, ne ka duma eg-asinan dan dè.
Layun a dengan egpakeenen te apù ku te tinabirak te deisek e pad su eyew mahaan e kun egtulin.
My grandmother always fed me a weak soup (sliced sweet potato) before during my childhood so that I'll grow up faster.
Egpangali e pad te kasilè su egtaberaken ku.
I will dig some sweet potato for boiling
Eng. weak soup (sliced sweet potato); soup, weak (sliced sweet potato)
DDP: Weak (2.4.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 27/Nov/2009