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ékaNounContainer holding some dirt from the grave site in which the spirit of the deceased is believed to ride.Din éka, say pangabayóan din kadkadwán di natéy.The container of dirt from the grave site, that's what the spirit of the deceased rides in.It is sometimes taken to the house following burial and returned the next day.
ekátActive Verb-enTo retrieve, of fish traps.
ékatNounUnderbrush; wooded area composed of small trees and brush.See alsobéasbellánggabgáb 2kádataáw
ekét
ekgás
ekíkActive Verbman-To catch birds at night by means of a fire; (A tunnel is dug into the face of a vertical bank of earth with an unobstructed forward view. At night, when the clouds come in low, a fire is lit inside the tunnel. Attracted to the light, the birds are caught with nets.).See alsoappédballasábáwebayádangbotíllankátigpadáwangpangngátipasángantáwangtod-áw
ekkikán, pankikánNounTunnel made as above.
eklítActive Verbman-, -om-1To taste like coffee that has been repeatedly heated or brewed overly long.See alsoaplédíngel 2kayemkémkel-ítkílempaítsagéweksalóok 2
ekótStative verbma-To be wrinkled from old age or long submersion in water, of skin.(mak-ót)
ektáActive Verb-enTo extract, pull out a tooth.
ektábActive Verb-om-4, -enTo pare down, as strips of wild bamboo.Gisgísen da din ánes, así da ektáben.They split the wild bamboo, then they pare it down.
élak1NounHalf.2Active Verb-enTo fill half full; to divide in half.3Stative verbma-To be half full.Adí napnó ay naeélak.It's not full, it being half full.
élangActive Verb1man-To separate temporarily, of man and wife, gen. for not more than a year, as the result of a negative interpretation of a dream; resumption of married life is celebrated by a series of three ceremonies parallel to the wedding ceremonies.See alsoídangwasít 2yangáyang2-anTo do something in stages, bit by bit.
elel-ékNounDream.Way elel-ék ko ed labí.I had a dream last night.Overlaping Synonymiítaw
elét11Adjectivena-Sturdy, strong, as new cloth, rope.Nal-ét nas bádo.This is a sturdy garment.2Active Verb-anTo double something, as a rope, fence, to increase its strength.(eltán)
elét2Adjectivema-Blameless, in the right; used in rhetorical question when someone is doing wrong.Ay malmal-ét ka ay mangistólyas sa?Are you blameless in telling that (dirty) story?
elí1NounNext younger sibling.Natéy kanó din elí na.Her younger sibling reportedly died.2Stative verbma...anTo have a younger sibling.Daán mal-ián si Langdew.Langdew doesn't yet have a younger sibling.See alsoagíamáanák 1apó1ináiyógtankasíngsingpipidwásenánsenéd
élyaActive Verbi-To jounce, esp. a child being carried on the back.Adí ka iélya san inabám tan mo kátenan díla na.Don't jounce that child on your back lest he bite his tongue.
em-ékAdjectivema-Soft in the sense of easy to cut or slice, as soft wood, banana stalk, sweet potato.See alsogápogeéskompitáyólay1pitáyyédmesyéngpes
émeng1NounFacial hair, as moustache, beard.2Stative verbma...anTo have facial hair.See alsobágobódo 2bolbólbolbónboókdotdót 1indokítkiskís2kolókolótkosó 2láwiling-án 3palitoktok-ánpayákpayákawpilétsapíngosayábsibánggawsilót 2soklóttakbó1
emésActive Verb1man-To bathe, take a bath.2-enTo bathe someone or something.Emsém kod si Dolinta.Please bathe Dolinta.3i-To use for bathing, as soap.(im-és)
eméy ay (+ numeral)
emís1NounSweetness, good flavor.Maymayát din besáang siná tan way emís na.Pigs here are better because they have a good flavor.2Adjectivema-Sweet, tasty, delicious, as rice, milk, water, meat, etc.speclamátSynonymlamíisSee alsolamiyókanlídeknalisnísnánamsáit1(mam-ís)
en1miscMarks the beginning of a quotation.
en2ArticleMarks non-focus personal actor and non-focus personal location.See alsoay3di1dinednansansisin