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tunew
/tunɔw/
v_rt.
“melt”
 
v.
for someone (egtunew, migtunew/intunew, agent, eg><ø-) to melt something (egtunawen, intunew/migtunew/pigtunew, patient, eg><en-) in something (e.g a tin can or pot) (egtunawan, intunawan/migtunawan/pigtunawan, location, eg><an-)
Egtunawen te Amey ku ka tingga diyè te lata.
My father melted the lead in a tin can.
Eng. melt something, to; smelt; dissove something, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,M
 
v.
for a substance (egkatunew, natunew, patient, egkA><ø-) to become melted
Ka egkatunew iyan ka pegkaalin te ulaula te minsan nekey ne pegkaleney tenged te egkasewuhan te egpakaleney. Masulug ka me paahi ne egkaalin te an-anayan ne ulaula ka minsan nekey ne egkaleney iling te asin, sukal, kindi, bitsin wey duma pad ne egkaleney emun ke egkeinitan, egkaweyihan, egkakalamahan wey egkewumelan.
Egkatunew e ka tingga ne intuug ku te hapuy su amana ne iiniti.
The lead that I put on the fire will melt because it's very hot.
cf. leney —dissolve
Eng. melt; dissolve
OCM: Ethnophysics (822), Metallurgy (325)
DDP: Snow, ice (1.1.3.4), Solid, liquid, gas (1.2.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,M
 
adj.
(katunew, kA-) able to be dissolved
Eng. soluble; dissolved, able to be
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,R
 
adj.
(matunew, mA1-) easily melted
Eng. easy to melt; easily melted; melted, easily
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,R

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Last updated: 08/Mar/2016