felei

West Makian

Etymology

From fe- +‎ lei. For the second element, compare leilei (“a (bamboo) lice crusher”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɸe.ˈle.i/

Verb

felei

(transitive) to search for lice

Alternative forms

falei

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as feléy)

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