leng dek earthquake

Part of Speech Phrase
Pronunciation lɛŋ dɛk̚
    • earthquake
    • tanah goyang; gempa bumi [Papuan Malay]
      • earth
      • Example 748:
        Leng dekta an narasa.
        leng
        village; place
        dek
        dangle
        =ta
        =NFIN
        an
        1sg
        narasa
        taste
        .
        There was an earthquake, I felt it.
        Gempa bumi itu saya rasa. [Papuan Malay]
        Sources
        Fajaria Yarkuran

Related entries

  • Contains:
    • dek to move (involuntarily), to dangle
    • leng village, beach with settlement; sometimes used more generally for place