kulinti (sp. var. kuryente) 1comm. electricity; electric current. Maid boy kulinti te waday puwok. There is no electricity again because there is a storm. (sem. domains: 6.1.2.3.4 - Power, force.) 2pass. to be electrocuted. Nakulinti nan ahu. The dog was electrocuted. ma‑/na‑. (sem. domains: 2.6.6.1 - Kill.) 3intrans. to fish using electric current shock. Eda mangulinti ad Ibulao hi uggadiw. They are going to fish uggadiw in Ibulao with electric current. maN‑/naN‑. Language Of Borrowing: Spanish: corriente.
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hulung 1comm. upstream direction. (sem. domains: 7.2.2 - Move in a direction.) 2intrans. to go in the upstream direction. Munhulung day uggadiw. The uggadiw-fish are going upstream. muN‑/nuN‑.
tangbul trans. to cook meat or fish inside a bamboo tube for cooking by placing beside a fire. Itangbul da nan uggadiw te dakol di dimpap da. They will cook the uggadiw-fish in a bamboo tube because they caught a lot. i‑/iN‑. 3A Move and position object at site. Syn: pal-it. (sem. domains: 5.2.1.1 - Cooking methods.)
uggadiw (sp. var. ugadiw) 1comm. fish species; tiny, size of the little finger; found in rivers; dark brown; may be cooked in bamboo tube, boiled or fried. [This small fish is part of paraphernalia used in the amung-childbirth ritual.] Mahong-on ipal-it di uggadiw. The uggadiw-fish is delicious when it is put in a bamboo tube and placed near the fire. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.5 - Fish.) 2intrans. to catch uggadiw fish. maN‑.