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Kuxíla

verbnounintransitiveReviewedpage 259
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 259 (right)

Kúxila

verbtransitiveintransitiveReviewedpage 259

Definitions

  1. 1
    To respect; to avoid. Not to disturb; to treat with indulgence.

    PT Respeitar; evitar. Não molestar; tratar com indulgência.·FR Respecter; éviter. Ne pas importuner; traiter avec indulgence.

    • muari'a-kimi, mu kuzuela, a mu xila
  2. 2
    To be sober, temperate.

    PT Ser sóbrio, comedido.·FR Être sobre, mesuré.

  3. 3
    To dive (to catch cowrie shells).

    PT Mergulhar (para apanhar o caurim).·FR Plonger (pour attraper des cauris).

    • kúxila injimbu
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 259 (right)