penyakit kat nanetkon a curse, "may an illness eat you!"

Part of Speech Phrase
    • a curse, "may an illness eat you!"
    • sumpah, "penyakit makan kau!" [Papuan Malay]
      • culture and communication
      • Example 1133:
        Penyakit kat nanetkon!
        penyakit
        illness; curse
        ka
        2sg
        =at
        =obj
        na
        consume
        -n
        n
        =et
        =irr
        -kon
        !
        May an illness eat you!
        Penyakit makan kau! [Papuan Malay]
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        Overheard

Related entries

  • Contains:
    • ka [second person singular pronoun]; you
    • nanetkon to eat; used as part of curse
    • penyakit illness (used as part of a curse)