Matigsalug Student Dictionary – point

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point

n-ct.

1.
Def.: igpasabut (meyitenged te puhawang)
MS: igpasabut; puntu
puntu
When you are talking or writing, a point is an idea that you want to communicate.
The speaker made three main points in his speech to the students.

n-ct.

2.
Def.: aliddanan; egkakuwa
MS: aliddanan; egkakuwa
The point of doing something is the reason why you do it, or the benefit of doing it.
What is the point of brushing your teeth before eating?
Nekey ka egkakuwa te pegtupras te ngipen nu te kenè ke pad egkeen?

n-ct.

3.
Def.: nateil ne lugar
MS: lugar
a particular place.
We stopped to rest at several points along the road.

n-ct.

4.
Def.: nateil ne timpu te guhuren wey ke himu
MS: timpu
a particular time in a story or activity.
It started to rain, and at this point we decided to go home.
Migbunsud e mig-uran, wey te seini ne timpu migdisisyun kid ne eg-ulì e te baley ta.

n-ct.

5.
Def.: iddus
MS: iddus
the sharp end of something (e.g., a pencil).

n-ct.

6.
Def.: igtimul ne nakuwa diyè te galew ke egpekeyimu te meupiya
a number that is added to the score in sport when you do something good.

vi, vt(+prep).

7.
Def.: egtinurù
MS: egtinurù
If you point at something, you use your finger to show where it is.
It is usually not polite to point at someone.

vt(+prep).

8.
Def.: egpakasuman-suman ne ka duma ne butang malehet; egpakatinurù
MS: egpakatinurù
If something points to another thing, it causes you to think that the other thing is true.
His bad cough points to TB.
Ka amana ne buwè din egpakapasuman-suman ne tibi seeyè.

n-ct.

9.
Def.: tulduk
MS: tulduk
a small dot used for writing numbers and amounts (e.g. 2.1 = two point one).
Sem.Dom.: GSL0126-0150
Status: ready

Last updated: 28/Sep/2012