Yakan - sigpit1

sigpit1

To be tight (of items of clothing).

Sigpit ne badju'ku inin hatu ku ngahadje.

This blouse of mine is tight now; perhaps I am getting bigger.

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magsigpit

For s.t. to be tightly packed, be crowded.

Magsigpit me' a'ahin dem jīp.

The people are tightly packed in the jeep.

Difficulty.

Niya' sigpitne pegge' niya' utangne bu dina'ak ne iye magbayed kuwe'itu.

He is in difficulty because he has a debt and he has been told to pay it now.

Iye sigpitnen, ulanan ne luma'nen bu ga' niya' pamelline sapew.

That is his difficulty; it rains into his house and he has no money to buy a roof.

kasigpitan

To be in difficulty, hard pressed, in a dilemma.

Kasigpitan ku kuwe'itu, gana' sīnku.

I am in difficulty now; I have no money.

Kasigpitan ku mikil pegge' bang niya' ne pangurungku iye ga' ne niya' pamelliku para si aku.

I am hardpressed thinking because if I give to her I don’t have anything left to buy for myself.

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-an

To make s.t. difficult; to put s.o. on the spot.

Nigpit ne si Dende, gey iye ngatu bang gey iye kabayedan kuwe'itu.

Dende makes it difficult; she is not willing if she is not paid now.

Sigpitne ku, da'akne ku magbayed kuwe'itu.

She puts me on the spot; she tells me to pay now.

Magsigpit siye sabab utang. (Magurung sigpit siye.)

They make it difficult for each other because of a debt.