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tagnas
/tagnas/
v_rt.
 
1.
v.
for something, e.g., nasal mucous, fat, testicles (egtagnas, migtagnas/intagnas, tagnas, agent, eg><ø-) to shrivel up or to dry up and become sticky
Egtagnas e ka kalungat ku su meinit.
My booger is dried up because og heat.
Eng. shrivel up; dry up
DDP: Dry (1.3.3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(matagnas, mA1-) something which is easy to dry
Eng. dryable; dry, easy to
DDP: Dry (1.3.3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
v.
for someone or something (egtagnas, migtagnas/intagnas, tagnas, agent, eg><ø-) to salivate with a sticky
Egtagnas e ka ngingngi te asu ku ne egdaralu.
My sick dog is to salivate a sticky saliva.
Eng. salivate, to; salivate sticky, to
DDP: Spit, saliva (2.2.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 22/Dec/2009