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Kuparikinya

verbintransitiveReviewedpage 225

Portuguese spellingKuparikinha

Definitions

1
To blink.
PT Pestanear.·FR Cligner des yeux.
Kupária

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Perception & senses

Kupária — To blink.
Kufefetela — To flicker; to shine with little intensity.
Kufefetesa — To make flicker; to dim the light (of the lamp).
Póte-póte — descriptive of eyes that open and close repeatedly.
Kuhindula — To awaken; to make visible.
Tuim — to denote the bulging of the eyes.
Póle-póle — descriptive of eyes that open and close repeatedly.
Masu — Eyes. Sight; gazes: — ma mbangl.
Kukekenya — Said of closing the eyes because one cannot bear the strong
Kuxokota — To rub (the eyes).

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 225 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected

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