Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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tigkus
/tigkus/
 
v.
for water or the tide (egtigkus, migtigkus/intigkus, actor & theme, eg><ø-) to recede
Egtigkus e ka weyig.
The water is receding
Eng. recede, water to; ebb, water to; subside, water to; go down, water level to; water to recede; retreat, water to
Tag. kumáti
Ceb. hunas
Ilo.: umabábaw
OCM: Ethnometeorology (821)
DDP: Flood (1.1.3.7), Calm, rough (1.3.2.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egpatigkus, impatigkus/migpatigkus, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to wait for water to recede (egpatigkusen, impatigkus/migpatigkus/pigpatigkus, patient, eg><en-pA-)
Eng. recede, wait for water to; ebb, wait for water to; subside, wait for water to; go down, wait for water to; water to recede, wait for; wait for water to recede
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 21/Jul/2010