Tboli - English


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là gufut1vTo be hemmed in, confined.
là hulungv1To miss someone or something in one's life.Là hulunge kóm.I will miss you.Tey là khulungu ke yê bè yem deng katayen.How I missed mother after she died.2To dislike being in another place or being with someone.Là hulungen bè yéen yem ngà, deng knalamen nù bè béhen.The child disliked being with her mother; she is used to staying with her grandmother.
là kemnaidiom of2.2To turn people into nothing by means of death.
là mdengen1nGames, play, fun.Bè kem ngà kul du mò là mdengen le nim sekteng ni.As for the children this pulling each other is just play.2adjNot well organized, as an activity.
là mitodidiom ofitod 1.2Better, improved.
là naful1nNewly-woven, large, Tboli abaca blanket, having a wide center and two side panels.
là sekidiom ofsek 1Whew! what a close call that was, as when something disastrous almost happened.
là tuyuy1nName of a certain music produced by playing the klintang
Là, là, dou nii.idiom of2.2To turn people into nothing by means of death.
le1proThey, their (-e and -u sets).Omin le hol hemtahu tmiba du.Then they truly prepare the field for planting.2plPluralizer for personal names, as so and so and company.3ptlParticle meaning how long when positioned before a word denoting time or how many."Là," mon Mal, "dini ne, le kegenen he hetò kesok megkay sem gunù.""No," Tarsier said, "I'll stay here, how long does it take anyway to jump when the house is raised."
le hilu he -idiom ofhilu 3How many, how much?
le kegenenidiom oflegen 1.1Long, in relation to time.
lebagal11.1nSound of banging things, as kettles and dishes being used, gongs.1.2vTo bang two things together, as a stone on a tin basin.synlewagad 1.2
lebaha1nRazor blade, originally referring to the 6 in. razor blade.
leban1nA woven basket made in varying sizes, very pretty, used for many things.Nan e bud gel hlem klofoyen duhen ke lebanen.She will again have her skirt pouch or her basket filled.cfsafak 1.1teef 1.2tfuul 1.1
lebang11.1nMain points of a story.Olohem tmulón lebangen.Just tell the main points.1.2vTo tell only the main points.1.3adjSketchy, incomplete.antmegdidif 1.1gdidif*2Large, bulky.
lebang nawa11.1nHurt feelings; loneliness.1.2vTo feel hurt; to feel lonely.
lebati1nMalabar night shade, a green, leafy vegetable rich in iron.Basella rubra.
lebà1adjBroken, collapsed; worn out, as a woman after child-bearing; dismantled, destroyed.synamà 1.2cfbolok 2gbà 1.1
lebà nawaidiom oflebà 1.1Broken, collapsed; worn out, as a woman after child-bearing; dismantled, destroyed.
lebebeg11.1nSound of rain; rumble, as a plane landing or a group of people shuffling along on the ground.Deng tódón lebebeg tonok nen e mdef ówóng kem sendalù.The rumble of the ground when the soldier's plane landed was unpreventable.Tódô lebebeg uni tihen tau.There was the rumbling sound of people's feet (walking).1.2vTo make noise with the feet.
lebeg11.1nSediment in soup or water that settles on the bottom of a container.1.2vTo stir up, disturb sediment.synblubug 1.21.3adjDisturbed, stirred up, as water after an earthquake.synlebol 1.2
lebened1nBruise, as from a fall or beating.