pienti1to be (or get, become) bright, light, white, clear; to shineChi-ngmarisanga a pienti a nala.The stars are bright and nice. The stars are shining nicely.2to reveal (e.g. a secret), to show (sb. or sth.) up, to unmask (sb.), to lay open (e.g. a bad quality of a person), to disgrace, to expose (sb.), to surprise sb. doing an evil deed, to prove a person's guilt(Prov.) Nipok pientika toa.Proving a woman guilty is difficult (e.g. if she has lied).Wa pienti wa doawa.He exposed his friend.(Idiom.) N sui pienti.I am glad (or happy; lit. my heart is clear).Wa po pienti.He is contented (lit. his stomach is clear).
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