menuko² friend, companion / boyfriend or girlfriend, in a romantic sense

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	menuko
Lovono Equivalent	menuka

1. • friend, companion

   • • Example 789:
       

       Pe-madau etapu, ponu menuko iaba.

       Don't be scared, this is our friend.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S164

     • Example 1004:
       

       Kiapa dapa Frans ka menuko.

       We and the French, we are friends.

       Example Comment

       noun predicate

     • Example 1616:
       

       menuko 'non' tilu

       my two friends

     • Example 1617:
       

       Awisi pine, menuko!

       Thanks so much, my friend!

2. • boyfriend or girlfriend, in a romantic sense

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 1618:
       

       Ka i-te teve menuko?

       Has she got a boyfriend already?

Related entries

• See also:
  • tieli sibling, of either sex: irregular form of tilio* for 3sg (‘his/her sibling’) and when followed by a noun (‘sibling of X’)