Sama, Central - pokkol

pokkol

N-, -an

to strangle something; to choke; to squeeze the neck.

Pokkolan ta kau!

I shall strangle him for you!

eh, ni-, -an

to be strangled by someone; to be choked by someone.

Magtuwi eh na naggow maka eh na mokkol.

Immediately [he] was seized by him and choked by him.

Immediately he seized and choked him.

patey

mokkol ndi-na!

mokkol di-na

slang

"incredible!"; "I love it! I love it!".

This expression conveys overwhelming emotional enthusiasm for something. Literally it means, "He strangles himself!" This is akin to the English slang "It blew my mind," or "It blew me away".