fagei
West Makian
Etymology
From fa- (causative, transitivizer) + gei (“dead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.ˈɡe.i/
Verb
fagei
- (transitive) to kill
- (transitive, of a fire, etc.) to extinguish, put out
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as fagéy)