vaakamisi cause pain; hurt someone

Part of Speech vt
Variant Form(s) vaakamis
Morphology vaa-kamisi
Gloss CAUS-hurt
    • cause pain; hurt someone
      • body & health
      • Comment Jan was reading a text she had written and corrected herself while reading.
      • Example 3852:
        O kuikui o vavahara koa. Kuikui mee o kotokoto vaakamis.
        The sandflies are only tiny. The sandflies are also painful biters.
        Source: SiiSen 2012W 023
      • Example 7943:
        A karoo ne iaa na vaakamis. - A karoo ne iaa na vaatoris nana bona moonae tea pita mohina.
        Mum's karoo vine caused pain. - Mum's thorny karoo vine made her leg stiff when walking in the garden.
        Source: Jan 01W 289-290

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  • See also:
    • kamisi1 be/become ill or sick / hurt (of a body part)