Matigsalug Student Dictionary – master

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master
/mah-ster/

n-ct.

1.
Def.: ahalen
MS: ahalen
the man who owns and manages a place, slave or animal.

n-ct, adj.

2.
Def.: egpakabeye-beyè te langun
MS: egpakabeye-beyè te langun
If something such as a light switch is the master, it is the one which controls all the others.

n-ct, adj.

3.
Def.: kinewun-aan [kinewun-a͡an] ne neyimu ne iyan eg-ilingan
MS: kinewun-aan ne neyimu ne iyan eg-ilingan
If something such as a key or CD is the master, it is the original, which you can use to make copies.

vt.

4.
Def.: egkatu-tuenan amana
MS: egkatu-tuenan amana
If you master something, you learn to do it very well.
She practiced the difficult song until she mastered it.
Migbebasbasan din ka malised ne ulahingen taman te natu-tuenan din e.

n-ct, adj.

5.
Def.: mateu; mangateu
MS: mateu; mangateu
You use master to describe someone who has learned to do something very, very well.
He is a master guitar player.
Mateu sikandin ne egpanggitar.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0876-0900
Status: ready

Last updated: 25/Jan/2012