Matigsalug Student Dictionary – reject

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reject
/ri-djekt (verb), ree-djekt (noun)/

vt.

1.
Def.: eglalag wey ke egpakita te kenè pegkeupii
If you reject someone, you say or show that you don't want to have a relationship with them.
His friends rejected him because he told them many lies.
Ka me alukuy rin migpakita te kenè pegkeupii kandin su layun din eg-ub-ubati.

vt.

2.
Def.: egsamilì
MS: egsamilì
If you reject something, you decide not to have it or use it.
The fish-cart seller rejected my fish, because they were too small.
Ka egpamelegyè te ngalap te weyig migsamilian ka ngalap ku, su dereisek.

n-ct.

3.
Def.: igdegpak e wey kenad egkahamit ne minsan nekey
something that you throw away or decide not to use.
These small fish are cheap because they are rejects.
Baratu e seini se dereisek ne isda su igdegpak e su kenad egkahamit.
Sem.Dom.: AWL5

rejection
/ri-djek-shən/

n-uc, n-ct.
Def.: 1 peglalag wey ke pegpakita te kenè pegkeupii; 2 pegsamilì
MS: peglalag wey ke pegpakita te kenè pegkeupii; pegsamilì
the action of rejecting.
Note: senses 1 & 2
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012