Yakan - iram

iram

N-, mag-

-an

To conceive a child; to be at the beginning of a pregnancy.

Bang dendehin ngiram kuwe' lamma iye.

When a woman has conceived she is weak.

Sasang magiram iye kuwe'itu.

She is at the beginning of a pregnancy.

Iniraman ne iye masa bono'in.

He had already been conceived at the time of the fighting.

Si Toto' ne iyan iniramankun kesakikun.

When I had conceived Toto', (that) was the time when I was sick.

betteng

magiram

First symptoms of a pregnancy.

Early morning sickness, cravings for certain foods, general weakness, etc. Said of the first stage (three months) before it becomes obvious that a woman is pregnant.

Ga' kalabeyku megiramin.

I did not experience the first symptoms of pregnancy.

Ekka kabaya'an a'a mengiramin.

A person who has the first symptoms of pregnancy wants many things.

pangiraman

Foods craved (by a pregnant woman during the first few months of pregnancy).

A devoted husband is expected to spare no efforts to get such items for his wife. The problems associated with doing so form a motif in folk stories.

Pangiramannen mampallam mata'.

The food she is craving is green mangoes.

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