unripe (fruit) — to spoil (intr.) 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 2047)
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme ʔagol
meaning 1 not yet ripe or hard (sorghum stalk) mäšäla gäna agʷäl’yu ḳanaʔu kəḥyäḵ ʔalkäʔalən
The sorghum is not yet firm, so you cannot chew the stalk.
direction —
meaning 2 spoiled, rotten (egg)
reference TED: 1537
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