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tabuuwan₁
/tabuʔuwan/
n.
“vesper_wasp”
 
n.
Vespidae_spp.
vespa wasp
Ka seini amana ne derakel su egpekeiling te tabubuleg wey kenè egkabarut ka sehed, emun ke egkabaluy e seini ne mangnguwawa, ka egkapupu e seini ne egkeulug e diyè te tanè ne eglulungag e emun ke egpakariek ka kayi egkatempug ka paa nu su amane e ne mabbulut wey egpanlupug iya seini te etew, ka duma kayi egpekeiling e te maya karakel.
Nakareralu a ka impangahat te tabuuwan diyè katalunan.
I got sick of the bites of vespa wasp their in forest.
Cult. A large social wasp which builds a nest of a paperlike material. It has a painful sting which causes stinging and fever. The wasp hangs its nest from a leaf, and when the leaf falls the larvae (mangguwawa) make a home in a hole in the ground or in fallen trees.
cf. mangguwawa
Eng. vespa wasp; wasp variety; insect variety
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Insect (1.6.1.7)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: MT

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,NJK
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009