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nipottokan (id. of pottok) an idiom meaning to be married to (lit. to be placed directly in front, above or under).

pottok 1trans. to place directly in front, under or above something else, includes the concept of adjacency though not necessarily in actual contact. Ipottok mu nan dilag nah ubunan. Place the light directly above the chair. Nipottok ke hiya nan banbanaggo. The lizard was directly above him. i‑/iN‑, mi‑/ni‑. 3A Move and position object at site. (sem. domains: 8.5.2 - Direction.) 2pass. (fig) extended meaning of a spatially oriented word meaning to be near someone. Hi Maria di nipottokan Jose. Jose is married to Maria. ni‑ ‑an. (sem. domains: 2.6.1 - Marriage.) id. nipottokan