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weak
/week/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: mahuyè
MS: mahuyè
If a person or animal is weak, they are not able to do difficult things with their body.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: mahaan egkasuhù
MS: egkasuhù, mahaan
If a person is weak, it is easy for other people to make them do things.
The boy is quite weak, and always follows his friends, even when they do bad things.
Ka batè bayew mahaan egkasuhù, wey layun eg-ikul te me alukuy rin, minsan eggimu sikandan te mareet ne himuwen.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: kenè mahaan egpakaweil wey ke egpabalew-balew te me butang
If an action or thing is weak, it can't move or change things easily (e.g., a weak push).
 
adj.
 
4.
Def.: mahaan egkapesè
MS: egkapesè, mahaan
If something is weak, it can break easily.
The weak rope broke when I pulled it hard.
 
adj.
 
5.
Def.: dakel se weyig, wey ka nanam kenè ne manekal iling te keppi wey duma pad
MS: kenè ne manekal
If a liquid is weak, it contains a lot of water, and the taste is not strong (e.g., weak coffee).
Sem.Dom.: GSL0976-1000
 
 
weakness
/week-nəss/
 
n-uc.
Def.: 1 pegkamahuyè; 2 pegkamahaan egkasuhù; 3 kenè ne pegkamahaan pegpakaweil wey ke pegpakabalew-balew te me butang; 4 pegkamahaan egkapesè; 5 pegkarakel se weyig, wey ka nanam kenè ne manekal
the state of being weak.
Note: senses 1,2,3,4,5
 
n-ct.
Def.: mareet ne batasan te etew
MS: mareet ne batasan te etew
something bad in a person's character.
His hot temper is his weakness.
Ka meinit se ulu rin ka mareet ne batasan din.
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Last updated: 15/Dec/2012