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usengul
/ʔusɔŋul/
Var. asengul
v_rt.
“bow_low”

1.
vi.
for someone (eg-usengul, mig-usengul/in-usengul, usengul, agent, eg><ø-) to lie their head down or to lean their head/forehead on something (eg-usengulan, in-usengulan/mig-usengulan/pig-usengulan, usenguli, location, eg><an-)
Ka eg-usengul iya ka egdurungus eyew egpakariralem ka ulu te lawa iling te eg-unduk wey egtutubù. Eg-unduk seini wey egpepekù ne eg-ulun se buked wey ke ulu naa diyè te minsan nekey iling te tanè, kayu, lawa te etew wey duma pad. Ka me mananap degma eggimu te iling kayi pinaahi te peg-unduk. Ka langun ne eggeheyinawa wey neutuk se ulu, egkaayunan te seini ne lalag.
Mig-usengul si Hisus diyè te batu ka mig-ampù te Manama te mahaan e sikandin egbaybayari te me Hudiyu.
Hisus fell his face down to the stone praying to God when the Jews are about to persecute him.
Eg-usengul e pad kayi te lamisa su eglipereng e pad.
I will lean on the table because I will sleep a while.
Syn. asungul
Syn. useng
Ant. eglengak
Eng. face down; head down; lie head down; bend down; lean head on; bow down; low bow; lean over; lean on
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
v.
for someone (eg-usengul, mig-usengul/in-usengul, usengul, agent, eg><ø-) to lean on someone else (eg-usengulan, in-usengulan/mig-usengulan/pig-usengulan, usenguli, location, eg><an-)
Eg-usengulan ta ka pangulu su sikandin ka amey ta te intiru ne inged.
We will lean on the president because he is the father of intire country.
Eng. rely on; pressure
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 12/Sep/2012

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