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Ubelelu

Noun class VnounReviewedpage 369

Definitions

1
Way of becoming thin; manner of losing weight.
PT Maneira de emagrecer.·FR Manière de maigrir.

Noun class V

u- / mau-

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Body & health

Kukunzamesa — To bring down; to diminish
Kubebuluka — To be weak, light, debilitated.
Kukanzabala — To be scrawny, thin (through an irregular lifestyle)
Uilukilu — Way of getting better (from illness).
Kujila — To graze; to scrape.
Kukunzama — To grow thin
Kutatamana — To be swollen, intumescent
Kusutura — To be obese, full, heavy.
Kúbela — To be thin.
Uzekeselu — Way of making someone lie down or sleep.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 369 (right)

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