Translation of elap — Ateso–English dictionary

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elap

noun M

plural: ilapyo


1

moon

2

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/