"Alimunaw" is a word in HILIGAYNON
alimúnaw - To be struck speechless, to
become speechless and breathless from a
sudden shock, to yell or scream in sudden
fear, anger or pain and lose speech and
breath immediately afterwards for a short
time, or even die on the spot without
recovering either; to be affected with a
choking fit. Ang bátà nagaalimúnaw. The
child has a choking fit. Dî mo
pagpaalimunáwon ang bátà. Don’t give
the child a choking fit. Dî mo pagbuháton
inâ, kay básì magaalimúnaw siá. Don’t do
that, for he may get a choking fit. (cf.
himúnaw, id. and the more common form
in use).
alimúnaw - To disappear suddenly or
unexpectedly, to melt away; to vanish, be
missing. Nagalimúnaw gid lang ang ákon
isulúlat sa tulungtúngan sang ákon
sululátan. My pen was missing from the
table in my writing office. Bantayí iníng
mga páhò, agúd nga índì magalimúnaw.
Watch these mangoes, lest they should melt
away or disappear. (cf. limúnaw id. and
more in use).
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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