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wa-n-ta

n. wantanta, kiriwantanta: spots, speckles on skin,... fur, mark on colour, paint, fault, mark which spoils effect.
a. marked with stain, spot, spoiled by apparent fault, defect.
fig. blemish, hereditary defect, personal blemish,... marked by blemish, honour impaired, blot on character.
ex. e wanta, e ina: he is marked.
vc. kawanta, kawantanta, kakiriwantanta: to mark with a blemish,... blot, to cause, to leave, to spoil by..., to find a defect in...
ex. e kawanta, e kawantanta: it is dishonourable, discreditable.