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basin
/bay-sən/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
MS: planggana
planggana
a large, round, open container. You use it for washing, holding water or mixing things.
She washed her hands in the basin on the table.
Miggugasan din ka me belad din diyè te planggana ne diyè te dibabew te lamisa.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: mig-leb-eng wey ke migmasikeung ne lugar
an area of land which is lower than other areas.
Our town is in a basin, so we have problems with flooding.
Ka lungsud ney migmasikeung, sika ka due prublima ney te laneg.
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: tanè ne natalibubù ne nasahiliran te weyig, ne ka weyig te seini tanè eg-agas diyè te beuhan wey ke lanew
the area of land around a river or lake. The water from that land flows into the river or lake.
That stream is in the Salug river basin.
 
n-ct.
 
4.
Def.: weyig ne natalibubù ne nasahiliran te tanè
an area of water with land around part of it. Boats can stay there, because the land protects them.
Sem.Dom.: GSL2176-2200
Status: nc3

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012