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couple
/kap-əl/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: alunggun wey ke due rilasyun ne lukes wey malitan
MS: alunggun
a male and female who have a relationship (e.g., husband and wife, or boyfriend and girlfriend).
There's a new couple in our town.
Due iyam ne alunggun te lungsud ney.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: daruwa ne etew ne egpegsukubey; pegparisey
MS: pegparisey
two people dancing together.
 
v-passive.
 
3.
Def.: egpekegsumpul wey ke egpekegtimul
MS: egpekegsumpul; egpekegtimul
If something is coupled with another thing, the two things join together to produce some result.
A headache coupled with a backache made me very uncomfortable.
Masakit ne ulu ne egpekegtimul te masakit ne peka nekeyimu keddì te kenè ne meupiya se peggeheyinawa.
Sem.Dom.: AWL7
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012