ilu'
Variant. kilu'
Variant. kilu'ilu'
verb
English. Of s.t. embedded, e.g. a tooth, wriggles because loose.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' sungu menepu'i getaw, ngisi nen, mekilu'ilu'.
English. When a person is about to lose a tooth, the tooth keeps wriggling.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Mengkilu'i ngisiu, mabu' mika'aanu bulit.
English. My teeth are getting loose; maybe I ate some poison.
Synonym. ulayulay