Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
gresing[ˈgrɛsiŋ]
Variants: weresingKolana(eng)
• adv. numeral augmenter; item used to introduce numerals that occur between decades(eng).tambah; kata hitung(ind).
adayoku gresing tuthirteen(eng), tiga belas(ind)
adayoku miyoku gresing yokutwenty-two(eng), dua puluh dua(ind)
Origin: Tokodede |fn{geresi ~ geresin} used in augmenting numerals. Other Timorese languages have a form such as |fn{resi ~ resin}, making Tokodede the only candidate for this borrowing.