Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – takubung

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takubung
/takubuŋ/
n.
“rat”

n.
a very large rodent with hair like a cat, that lives in the forests
Ka takubung sabeka sika ne kalasiyan te ambew ne dakel wey kaayun ne egkeenen su diyè ma te katalunan eg-ubpè.
Amana ne bubuyahen ka takubung ne migsahad te baled ku.
What a big rat caught with my trap.
O. Syn. kegsik
O. Syn. kawilì
O. Syn. paspas
O. Syn. tilad
O. Syn. tingkalusan
O. Syn. timbabukag
cf. ambew —r o d e n t
Eng. rodent (usually found in the virgin forest); rat (usually found in the virgin forest)
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Rodent (1.6.1.1.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: RT

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Last updated: 06/Feb/2010