tengiro tears; the act of crying

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	teŋiro
Proto-Form	POc: *taŋis
Tanema Equivalent	ngane
Lovono Equivalent	nangane

• • tears; the act of crying

  • • Example 2140:
      

      Tengiro i-pu i-abu.

      His tears were running down.

    • Example 2407:
      

      Awoiu, menu ka i-re tengiro, ka i-ekeke.

      The child stopped crying [he released his crying], and laughed.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~etengi cry, weep / cry for, mourn the death (of s.o., ñe or se) / call, esp. with high-pitched voice / ring, make noise / be such and such time