model
/mod-əl/
n-ct, adj.
1.
Def.: deisek ne butang ne mig-ilingan te dakel wey malehet ne kasangkapan.
a small thing which is a copy of a large real thing (e.g., a model airplane).
We are making a model of the building to show what it will look like.
He built a model car out of wood.
In science we built a model of the solar system.
n-ct.
2.
Def.: etew wey ke kasangkapan ne eleg ne eg-ilingan
a person or thing which people should copy because they are a good example.
He is a good man, so he is a good model for his children.
Meupiya sikandin ne etew, sikak eleg ne eg-ilingan wey meupiya ne panunggiling te me anak din.
vt.
3.
Def.: eggimuwen ne egpekeiling te lein ne minsan nekey
If you model something on another thing, you try to make it similar to that other thing.
I modelled my picture on the picture in the book.
Miggimu ku ne nekeiling ka litratu ku te litratu ne diyè te libru.
n-ct.
4.
Def.: nateil ne klasi wey pegkeyimu te mekina
MS: klasi wey pegkeyimu te mekina
A model of a machine (e.g., a car or computer) is a particular version of it.
His motorbike is a 2005 model.
Ka mutur din su daruwa ne gatus wey lalimma ka ngaran te klasiyan.
n-ct.
5.
Def.: pamaahi wey ke puhawang ke egmemenu ka minsan nekey ne eggimu wey egkeyitabù.
an idea about how something works.
There are many different models of how people learn languages. I'm not sure which one is correct.
n-ct.
6.
Def.: etew ne egsaluub te nateil ne kasangkapan eyew egpakita ke nekey ka egkeilingan dan.
a person who wears certain clothes to show what they look like.
He is an actor now, but before that he worked as a model for a famous clothes brand.
n-ct.
7.
Def.: etew ne egsasindeg wey egpinnuu eyew egkeilingan te duma pinaahi te pegsulat wey egkalitratuwan.
a person who stands or sits so that an artist can paint a picture or take a photo of them.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0801-0825
Status: ready
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