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meskitan

v · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)

What does meskitan mean in Ibaloi?

In Ibaloi, meskitan is a verb meaning ‘exposed to the sun, get sunburned’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.

Source: Sofia Olga Anton, A Handy Guidebook to the Ibaloi Language (2010).

Definition

  • vexposed to the sun, get sunburned

Inflections & forms

  • naskitan sunburned, hot
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About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.