Search results for "ngume"

ngume comm. fringe on woven handbags, belts, and loin cloth. Linubid ku nan ngumen di ambayyung ku. I twisted the fringe of my ambayyung-bag. (sem. domains: 5.4 - Adornment.)

ngelak (sp. var. ngilak) 1comm. the yelp of a dog. Dingngol miy ngelak di ahu handi hilong mu ugge kami bimmuddu. We heard a dog yelp last night but we did not go out. (sem. domains: 2.3.2.2 - Sound.) 2intrans. for a dog to yelp. Mumbutikak an ek tinibo antipet mungngelak nan ahuk. I ran to see why my dog was yelping. muN‑/nuN‑. 3intrans. the continuous crying of a child. Mungngelak nan golang te naagangan. The child is crying continuously because it is hungry. Ngumelak nan golang hin adiyu indat painuman. The child will cry if you do not nurse it. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑.

ngel’ek 1comm. refers to the noise of voices, laughing or talking. Ammuna moy ngelek yu! Stop your noise (talking, laughing). Sim: ngakngak, ngala. (sem. domains: 2.3.2.3 - Types of sounds.) 2intrans. to make noise; be noisy. Adi kayu mungngelek. Don’t be noisy. Ngumelek nan golang hin adim idat nan ay-ayyam na. The child will make noise if you do not give him his toy. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑.