Mangali Figure  285 Angngilin. OR Daam pun angngilin.
Literal Translation She is observing the taboos of a pregnant woman (of what not to touch or eat). OR She is not yet observing taboos.
Meaning of Figure She is pregnant. OR She is not yet pregnant.
Usage This means that a woman is pregnant and that she shouldn’t eat the taboo foods that, according to tradition, cause the baby to have birthmarks, etc. Used only of newlyweds or of a first pregnancy, not of subsequent pregnancies.
Figure metonymy; action for state
Image action; taboos, observe
Topic physiology; pregnancy