elap
noun M
plural: ilapyo
moon
month
• elamu elap
new moon has risen
• emaaraniki elap
first quarter
• ekesaki elap
the moon is overhead
• agonga elap
the moon is leaning to the west (three quarter moon)
• alumo elap
the moon has set
• alosit olap
adeka elap: to have menstruation (literally, to go to the moon: to suffer from the moon)
• aica naka elap
moonbeam or moonlight
• aige elap
to start a new month
• atwana elap
the old moon has gone (literally, the moon has died)
• elap losodit
January; the first month
• elap loiyareit
February; the second month
• elap lokiuniet
March; the third month
• elap loiwongonet
April; the fourth month
• elap loikanyet
May; the fifth month
• elap loikanyet-kape
June; the sixth month
• elap loikanyet-kaare
July; the seventh month
• elap loikanyet-kauni
August; the eighth month
• elap loikanyet-kaongon
September; the ninth month
• elap loitomonet
October; the tenth month
• elap loitomonet-kalodiop
November; the eleventh month
• elap loitomonet-kaluare
December; the twelfth month
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"elap." Ateso-English Dictionary. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://atesodictionary.com/dictionary/elap/
