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bainataei

Bingham

b'ainatáei

n. an incantation over a child.

Sabatier

bainataei

n. 1. an incantation over a child (formerly).
2. thing, way, manner, conduct of a child, childish.
vt. bainataea, babainataea: to treat as a child, to delude, to seduce, to fool, to beguile, to make fun of, to commit sacrilege.

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