Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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tembukù
/tɔmbukuʔ/
n.
“cicada_lava”
 
n.
a small insect that lives in the ground and tree stumps and comes out at night. It sheds its skin and becomes a cicada (ngeyngey).
Wrd.Gloss: cicada_lava
Eng. cicada lava; lava of cicada; insect variety
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Insect (1.6.1.7)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: RT

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