Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

to kill

remove coconut husk; scrub with coconut husk

abort, discard

drive off, chase away, expel

to card kapok fibers with a bow-like instrument

to blind

to pluck, pull out, uproot

to have or sprout leaves

expose to the heat of a fire or the sun

to make level or flat, as in levelling land

to pinch someone or something

to gather, collect together

to hit, to strike

to turn, rotate; to grind with a stone roller

weave cloth

transport piecemeal; transport through repeated trips

pinch, squeeze, enclose

set on fire

apply fire to

whet, sharpen

to dibble, plant seeds with a dibble stick

press, cram in with force

use while still ripe

send, accompany

borrow

to groan, moan, roar

bind

blow, blow on (a fire, etc.)

to tie, bind together

borrow

to dream

to sip, to drink

to yawn

to open

lower something, pay out rope

wash, cleanse

be at the rear

to notice, take note of; recognize

painful, as of teeth on edge from eating something very sour

remember, think about

to close, shut

to drink (trans.)

to step on

follow; drive animals before one

to fill

divide into groups of five

stare, fix the eyes on

to fill

ash

(gloss uncertain)

to billow, swell (of waves at sea)

(gloss uncertain)

to sandpaper, smooth by abrasion

make offering to spirits (?)

to hunt

make lime by burning shells

snatch, take away by force

marry, wed

to salt, put salt on something

eat something before it is ready to eat

lay eggs

to thatch a roof, put thatch on a house

pile up, order, put in an orderly fashion

gather sand, use sand

to fart, break wind

bear down, press out, as in defecation or childbirth

to crave special foods

to spoon or ladle up

to cut, slice

to suck, sip, soak up

darken, become black

to howl or yelp, of a dog

gather rattan

to steer (a boat)

(gloss uncertain)

clear a swidden

pack in tightly (?)

to chew on sugarcane

to massage

borrow, incur a debt

to rain

hold something tightly in the fist

thresh grain with the feet

vile smell

steal

to pierce, to stab

to blow on, fan

to roast

(gloss uncertain)

to carve

return something; to

to skin or peel, remove the skin or peeling

to feed, catch with bait

pay for the use of something

pursue, chase

to vomit

to de louse

de

to tap lightly on a hard surface

scoop up with a net; catch with snare