Poem
11.
Abiku
by
Wole Soyinka
Glossary
|
Abiku |
Spirit child caught in a cycle of early
death and rebirth |
अबिकु |
|
amulets |
Amulet, also called Talisman, an object,
either natural or manmade, believed to be endowed with special powers to protect
or bring good fortune |
ताबीज |
|
bangles |
rigid, ring-shaped bracelet |
चुराहरू |
|
cast |
to
appear or make light |
आउनु |
|
Charmed |
magical, enchanted |
मनमोहक |
|
charmed circle |
a group of people who have special
influence |
जमात |
|
cloying |
excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental |
भावुक |
|
coiled |
twist or roll |
बटारिएको |
|
cowries |
a marine mollusk which has a glossy,
rightly patterned domed shell with a long, narrow opening |
शंखहरु |
|
fragment |
a
small part broken or separated off something |
टुक्रा |
|
libation |
a
drink poured out as an offering to a deity |
भाकल
चढाउनु |
|
mounds |
piles, enclose |
थुप्रो |
|
mourning |
sorrows |
शोक |
|
puke |
vomit |
वाक्नु |
|
riddle |
a puzzle or a mysterious question |
पहेली |
|
sprinkled |
poured small drops or particles of a
substance over |
छर्किएको |
|
sprout |
to
produce new leaves |
अंकुर |
|
suckles |
feeds (a baby or young animal) from the
breast or teat, nurture giving milk |
दूध
पिउने |
|
suppliant |
making or expressing a plea |
आवेदक |
|
webs |
entangle, spiderweb |
जालहरू |
|
whet |
to
sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction |
धार
लगाउनु |
|
wine-froth |
a
mass of bubbles of wine, foam |
फिज |
|
yolk |
the
yellow internal part of a bird's egg |
पहेंलो
भाग |
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