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life
 
n-uc.
 
1.
Def.: umul; kinabuhi
MS: umul; kinabuhi
the fact that something is alive, and doing the things that living things do (e.g., using energy, growing).
A stone does not have life.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: pegkeuyag; pegkinabuhi
MS: pegkeuyag; pegkinabuhi
the time between when you are born and when you die, and all the things that happen in that time.
My grandmother had a very long life.
Due malayat ne pegkeuyag te Inè ne buyag ku.
Life is very difficult for them.
Ka pegkinabuhi dan amana ne malised.
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: kaluhayan te timpu egkeuyag wey ke egkahamit
The life of something such as a battery is the amount of time which it exists or can be used.
My cellphone has a long battery life.
 
n-uc.
 
4.
Def.: due kanekal, katalè wey maal-alukuy
MS: kanekal wey katalè
If someone is full of life, they have a lot of energy and they are usually talkative and friendly.
Pl. lives [layivz]
Sem.Dom.: GSL0101-0125
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012