sa ala

Meanings

1. 1.

   wash breasts, especially of a newly delivered mother, to induce breast milk

   Active verb
2. 2.

   artificially induce the breasts of a non-pregnant woman to begin to produce milk by washing with a certain native medicine preparation. This is usually done when the mother of a sucking infant dies, or when the child is taken from her on medical grounds, etc. A healthy woman is asked to take up the infant’s breast-feeding. Her breasts are then medicinally washed to induce milk

   Active verb
3. 3.

   wash breasts, especially of a newly-delivered mother, to induce breast milk

   Active verb
4. 4.

   artificially induce the breasts of a non-pregnant woman to begin to produce milk by washing with a local medicine (see ala 1.)

   Active verb