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style
/stayil/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: pamaahi
MS: pamaahi
a way of doing something.
He has a strange running style, but he is fast.
Due lein ne pamaahi rin te pegpallahuy, piru meiyal sikandin.
I like that author's style of writing.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: pamaahi te pegkeyimu
MS: pamaahi te pegkeyimu
The style of something such as clothes or a building is the way that it looks and the way that it is made.
I like the style of that shoe.
Egkeupian a te pegkeyimu te sika ne sepatus.
 
n-uc.
 
3.
Def.: pegkameupiya ne egtengtengan
MS: pegkameupiya ne egtengtengan
Style is the fact that someone or something looks good and smart.
 
vt.
 
4.
Def.: eggimu te nateil ne ula-ula
MS: eggimu te nateil ne ula-ula
If you style something such as hair or clothes, you make it into a particular shape.
He uses wax to style his hair.
Miggamit sikandin te malamiket ne me butang eyew te pegteil te ula-ula te bulbul din.
Sem.Dom.: AWL5
 
 
stylish
/stayil-ish/
 
adj.
Def.: meupiya ne egtengtengan ka kumbalè wey bulbul
If a person is stylish, their clothes and hair look very good and modern.
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012