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bantil

Definition

  1. to pinch, slap, squeeze, etc. (a sick person who is near death) in order to revive.

Examples

  • Binantil ti mangngagas ti masakit a nakaidda, tapno maammoanna no sibibiag pay laeng daytoy.

    The healer pinched the sick person who was lying down, to find out if they were still alive.

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