piniggil (der. of piggil) comm. double-faced stone wall. [The example sentence is from an Old Testament story in which a stone wall was built to remind Laban and Jacob that they had made an agreement to refrain from harming each other. Neither would go beyond their side of the stone wall.] Kanan Laban ke Jacob di “Hituwen piniggil di panginomnoman tan duwa.” (Genesis 31:48a) Laban said to Jacob “This stone wall is what will remind us of our agreement.” (sem. domains: 6.5.1.5 - Fence, wall.)
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piggil 1comm. a stone and earth wall for enclosure purposes; double-faced stone wall. Naligat di mangihaad hi piniggil. It’s hard to build a double-faced stone wall. ‑in‑. Sim: tuping, atul, palong. (sem. domains: 6.5.1.5 - Fence, wall.) 2trans. to build a double-faced stone wall. Ipiggil dan tupingon nan gungat. They will build a double-faced stonewall to close the grave. i‑/iN‑. 3A Move and position object at site. der. piniggil
