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umes
/ʔumɔs/
v_rt.
“suffocate”
 
vt.
for someone (eg-umes, mig-umes, in-umes, eg-uumes, in-uumes, mig-uumes/pig-uumes, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to suffocate someone else (eg-umesen, in-umes/mig-umes/pig-umes, theme, eg><en-)
Eg-umes sikandin te kelaban din diyè te weyig.
He is suffocating his enemy in the water.
Eg-uumes sikandin diyè te weyig ke egpamanihus sikannaa ka egmambesut ka iilemi ne nguweg din.
When he takes a bath,he is suffocating,thats why some of his greenish mucous will appear.
Eg-umesen ku ka miyew eyew egkapatey.
I will suffocate the cat so that it will die.
O. Syn. sagpeng
Eng. suffocate; choke
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for someone or something (e.g. overgrown plants) (egkeumes, neumes, actor, egkA><ø-) to suffocate
Kenè nu itahù te saku ka babuy su egkeumes.
Don't put the pig into the sack because it will be suffocated.
Eng. suffocate; choke; overwhelm
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,RJH,QDL
Last updated: 04/Mar/2010