beteng
n
English Fetus, unborn child.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Dakulá' nay beteng ya.
English Her pregnancy is advanced now (lit. her unborn
child is big now).
v
Affixes mag-, i-, maN-, pag-en cv redup
English To become pregnant, to be in the womb.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magbebteng nay asawa ya.
English His wife is
pregnant now.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Iyan pagbebtengen aku pa'...
English While I was still in
the
womb...
Idiom beteng it niyug.
Note Young coconut.