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tilla
/tilla/
n.
“tilla_grass”
 
n.
a tree, the bark and fruit of which can be pounded and used as a poison for catching fish
Getasa niyu ka tilla su igtitilla ta diyè te Binakiling ne beuhan.
Cut down the tilla tree so that we will used it for fishing at Binakiling river.
Eggikug e si Tukay su mig-inum te tilla.
Tukay is suiciding because he drink a poisonous tree called tilla.
Eng. grass variety; poisonous grass
OCM: Flora (137)
DDP: Tree (1.5.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: RT
 
1.
v.
for someone (egtitilla, migtitilla, tilla, actor, eg><ø-) to put poison on water
Egtitilla ki diyè te beuhan ne Luwey kaaselem.
We will+put+poison in Luwey creek tomorrow.
Migtitilla key dengan diyè te Sita ne weyig, masulug ka naangey ney ne isda.
We were put+poison in Sita River, we got many fish.
Eng. put poison
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 13/Jun/2018