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wakis₁
/wakis/
v_rt.
“pull_off”
 
vt.
for someone (egwakis, migwakis/inwakis, egwewakis, migwawakis/inwawakis, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to pull or fold back something, e.g., a blanket or shirt (egwakisen, inwakis/migwakis/pigwakis, patient, eg><en-) off someone (egwakisan, inwakisan/migwakisan/pigwakisan, location, eg><an-)
Wrd.Gloss: pull_off
Egwakis sikandin te dewun ne imbunbun din te sahing.
She/he pull off the leaf that she/he covered the banana.
Egpupules a wey kenà a egwewakis.
I will cover my whole body with the blanket and I won't pull off the blanket.
Egwakisen ku ka ulesen ne imbunbun ku te pitaka ku.
I will pull off the blanket that I covered with my wallet.
Egwakisan ku ka sahing ne imbunbunan ku te dewun te abaka.
I will reveal the banana that I covered with the leaf of abaca.
Eng. pull off; lift off; fold back; reveal
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for something, especially a blanket (egkawakis, nawakis, patient, egkA><ø-) to slide off
Egkawakis e te kalamag ka manggad ne imbunbun ku te ulu te batè.
The cloth that I put over the child's head will slide off.
Eng. slide off; fold back; pull back; uncover
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 27/Mar/2017