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Kubíla

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Kubíla

verbreciprocal_or_reflexiveReviewed

Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    To shepherd; to pasture; to guide (speaking of livestock).
  2. 2
    • To interlace; to entangle; to bifurcate
    • To ensnare
    • fig. To encumber; to struggle.
    Examples
    • 💬kubíla jinjila
    • 💬kubíla maka
  3. 3
    sub. Entanglement; shepherding.
  4. 4
    • Kuribila, v. r. To become entangled; to become ensnared; to become confused.
    • To divide into two branches or courses: jinjila j'aribiri.

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Kubílahomonym 2

verbintransitiveReviewed

Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    To be tangled, forked
  2. 2
    To pass and repass (among people)
    Examples
    • 💬kubíla bila
  3. 3
    To coil; to intertwine.
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