Matigsalug Student Dictionary – margin

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margin
/mar-djən/

n-ct.

1.
Def.: tagsè ilis te pepil ne warè sulati
On paper, the margins are the spaces around the writing on each side of the paper.
Leave a wide margin on the left side of the page, so that the teacher can write comments.

n-ct.

2.
Def.: ilis; tammanan
MS: ilis; tammanan
the edge of or limit of something (e.g., an area).
They live right on the margins of the town, so they are far from the market.
Mig-ugpè sikandan te ilis te lungsud, sika ka mariyù sikandan te palingki.
He stayed on the margins of the basketball court, and didn't join in the game much.
People with mental illness are often on the margins of society, and are lonely.

n-ct.

3.
Def.: kulang wey ke labew
MS: kulang; labew
the difference between two amounts or numbers.
The team won the game by a margin of 8 points.
Ka punduk migdeeg te walu ne labew te nakuwa.
Sem.Dom.: AWL5
Status: ready

Last updated: 14/Jan/2013