Kasem - English
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peele A1 v hoard, stash away
peena diga ( der. of peeno ) n prison
peene₁ [ M ] A1 v discover, reveal unexpectedly. { O yi o peene dedaane kaane wom tigi da. He unexpectedly came upon the woman lying there. } cf : peere₂ .
peene₂ [ M ] A1 v 1 restrict, be tight, suppress, push against { Yé ta-n peena! Don't shove! | Gɔrɔ kom peene-o. The cloth is tight on her. } 2 endure, wait patiently, restrain { peene n bane restrain your anger | peene n kana endure hunger } cf : pepeena , -pepena . [ bam-peno , manchwo-peena ]
peenenlo [ MML ] n Diedrich Cuckoo (bird) (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird .)
peeni pl. of pia n pl sheep
peeno n prisoner [ der. peena diga ]
peere₁ [ L ] A1 v become white, pale { O yuu peere. His head (hair) has turned white. } cf : -pwoŋa .
peere₂ [ M ] A1 v take by surprise, uncover a bad deed { Ba peere-o ŋweem baŋa ne. They uncovered him in the act of thieving. } cf : peene₁ .
peeri v gloss over, not face up to unpleasant facts
peero pl. of peo n pl rocks
peese₁ A1 v clear out, wipe clean { Yiniga ná sɔge ka pwogo n yuu ne, kwaane n peese-ka n doge, se ka ná zo n sɔŋɔ, n báa-n wane-ka n ja. If poverty builds its nest on your head, try hard to get rid of it, for if it gets into your house, you will not be able to get rid of it.; Poverty is a vicious circle. }
peese₂ dialect of pɛɛse₁ v nudge
pegele [ M ] A1 v become withered, wasted, shrink, wrinkled, paralysed
pei pl. of pia n pl sheep
peiga₁ [ H ] n greeting { Ba ke da-peiga. They greeted one another. }
peiga₂ [ H ] n sleeping, lying down to sleep { peiga jei sleeping place | Dé wo nɛ peiga jei. We have not found any place to sleep. } cf : peini₁ , sare-peiga .
peili A1 v carry resting on the hip or suspended from shoulder, e.g. a baby, gun, shoulder bag (domain: 7.3.1 - Carry .)
peini₁ [ L ] A1 v 1 lie down, pass the night, sleep { Á peini lanyerane. Sleep well (greeting). } 2 lie with, have sexual intercourse cf : peiga₂ , sare-peiga .
peini₂ v clean out the intestines of a slaughtered animal { O wo peini loro tem. She didn't clean out the guts. }
peini₃ [ H ] n penis { gwoni nɔɔno peini circumcise someone } syn : fwolo . (domain: 2.1.8.3 - Male organs .)
pelɔrɔ [ MH ] ( dialect: polɔrɔ ; dialect: pelɔgɔ ) n rock_slab [ kandwɛ-pelɔrɔ ]
pempaga ( der. of page₂ ) n praise (domain: 4.5.5 - Honor , 3.5.1.7 - Praise .)
pempale DE/YA n 1 raised bed for seedlings 2 main road, highway
pempanno n pl motivation, stimulus, vigour
