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takin
/takin/
 
v.
for someone (egpakatakin, nakatakin, agent, egpAkA-) to die in childbirth or in lanslide
cf. tapil
Nakatakin ka asawa ku.
My wife died when she giving birth.
Cult. There is a Matigsalug belief that when you eat a food which is not yet shared or it is still in the fireplace, if you are a woman then you will die during you giving birth. But if you're a man you will be accompanied by soil erosion or landslide and died.
Eng. die
DDP: Die (2.6.6)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL
Last updated: 04/Dec/2009