uma-moras
noun
LanguageTetum
Meaning- hospital
- A place where people go to receive medical care and treatment from doctors and nurses.
Nudar moras tia, mais no ema nee, ita hamo mama ba, hodi kaba iha uma moras.
The community performs a ceremony to serve betel nut to their ancestors then smear it on the patient’s forehead at the hospital, nurses should not forbid it.
Part of speechnoun
Usage noteLiterally translates to 'house of sickness'.
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