Translation of aikony — Ateso–English dictionary

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aikony

verb [ transitive verb ]

ko-a


1

to bite

2

to sting

3

to be sufficiently salted

• kakonyit eong ao

a bee stung me

• ekonyit inyamat abalang

there is sufficient salt in the food (literally, the salt has bitten the food)

• aitokony aberu abalang

(a ceremony of) introducing a woman to taste salted food (after giving birth)

• kokony ebokoritika lokawasia

bite my last finger so that my absence may not hurt you (as a sign of goodbye)

• akonyokony eong akou

I have a splitting headache


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