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tenten
/tɔntɔn/
v_rt.
“apply_herbal_medicine”
 
1.
v.
for someone (egtenten, migtenten/intenten, tenten, agent, eg><ø-) to treat a baby with green faeces (egtentenen, intenten/migtenten/pigtenten, tentena, patient, eg><en-) with 14 leaves or other herbal medicine (igtenten, intenten/migtenten, tenten, instrument, ig><ø-)
Egtentenen ku pad ka getek te batè ne masakit.
I will just apply herbal medicine to the sore stomach of the baby.
OCM: Preventive Medicine (751)
DDP: Medicine (2.5.7.2)
Online dict status: c
Usage level: M
 
2.
v.
for a baby (egkatenten, natenten, actor, egkA><ø-) to be soothed by rocking or some other soothing action (igkatenten, ingkatenten, reason, igkA><ø-)
Nakalipereng e ka batè su egkatenten te meupiya ne ulahingen.
The child is asleep for the soothe of good song.
Eng. soothe
DDP: Calm (3.4.1.2.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
3.
v.
for something (egpakatenten, nakatenten, agent, egpAkA-) to releive pain or something ( esp. aching ) (igpakatenten, impakatenten, reason, igpAkA-)
Eng. releive, can
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
4.
n.
a payment so that another will close his eyes to an action
Eng. bribe
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 29/Jul/2014