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uruk
/ʔuduk/
v_rt.
“squeeze_abdomen”
 
1.
v.
for a midwife (eg-uruk, mig-uruk/in-uruk, uruk, agent, eg><ø-) to assist in childbirth by squeezing the abdomen of the woman in labor (eg-uruken, in-uruk/mig-uruk/pig-uruk, uruka, patient, eg><en-)
Si Ine ka eg-uruk te aye ku ne eglesutan.
Grandma will assist my Auntie delivering a child.
Eng. assist childbirth
DDP: Help to give birth (2.6.3.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
v.
for someone (egpanguruk, migpanguruk/impanguruk, panguruk, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to call the attention of chicken for feeding (egpanguruken, impanguruk/migpanguruk/pigpanguruk, panguruka, patient, eg><en-paN-)
Eng. calling the chicken
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,JUN,TME,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 10/Mar/2014