OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

muing[ˈmuiŋ]

(1) vi. smell; emit a smell.berbau.

Oba se atu muing.This smells like chicken shit., Ini bau tahi ayam.

(2) vi. stink; smell bad.berbau busuk.

Anai ba lang mi gpangte muing.A whale died on the beach and it stinks., Ikan paus mati di pantai, jadi berbau.

Lexical functions: Metathesised form:

See also: muing mlasur; lemuing