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public
/pab-lik/
 
n-coll.
 
1.
Def.: me etew
MS: etew, me
The public are all people in a place.
This building is private, so it is not open to the public.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: due kalabetan te keet-etawan
MS: keet-etawan, due kalabetan te
Something public relates to all or most the people in an area.
There is a lot of public support for the new law.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: egkatahaan [egkataha͡an] te langun
MS: egkatahaan te langun
If information is public, many people know it.
It is public knowledge that his wife is pregnant again.
Natahaan [nataha͡an] te langun ne ka asawa rin egkaberes e man e.
 
adj.
 
4.
Def.: le-leuhanan ne lugar
MS: le-leuhanan ne lugar
A public place is a place where all people can go, and where there are many people (e.g., a public park).
 
adj.
 
5.
Def.: kasangkapan ne ka keet-etawan wey ke gubirnu ka kamuney
A public facility is owned by the community or government, and is for the community to use (e.g., a public school).
a public park, a public school, public money
Sem.Dom.: GSL0151-0175
Status: ready

Last updated: 27/Sep/2012