Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

backrest, place to lean back against

lean against, lean or incline on

pack

lean against, lean or incline on

spoon, ladle

crotch, fork of the legs; span, fork of the fingers

bifurcation, fork of a branch

crotch, fork of the legs; span, fork of the fingers

a tree: Elaeocarpus sp.?

litter, brood

one joint or node (as of bamboo or sugarcane)

one month (in duration)

to grip with the teeth, as a dog in carrying something

ten

one hundred

starfish

namesake, have the same name as someone else

lean or rest on

pungent odor, strong disagreeable smell

to stir-fry, cook in a frying pan without oil

(gloss uncertain)

what is stir-fried or roasted in a pan without oil

to put something in a high place or reach a high place by climbing

intense, industrious

hilt of knife or bolo; to support

to arrest the progress of something by stopping or catching it; to support, keep from falling

dress the hair (of women); hair bun

anger; angry

(gloss uncertain)

adze or similar tool

chopping block used to prepare food

close, shut

tie, fasten together

how much/how many?

resounding sound

curved inward, sunken

entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled

to confront one another, as in a dispute

clearing of a garden for planting (?)

borderline, edge, as of roof or garment

whetstone

pull or jerk at something

a flowering plant: Ixora spp.

click or clink together, as stones in making fire

(gloss uncertain)

person whose name is avoided or cannot be remembered: So-and-so

kind of long tom

what?

hand of bananas

flat (of things that are expected to

(gloss uncertain)

to detach a hand, or bunch of bananas from the stalk

crack, split, break; sound of cracking, splitting, breaking

able to cope, able to handle things

a tree: Caesalpinia sappan

brook?

oath, pledge; curse

chewed betel quid

to spit out chewed betel quid

unroll a mat, spread out a mat

to put above

sufficient, enough

field hut

drape over the shoulder or from a line, as a cloth

carry by a strap over the shoulder

smart

tasting ' woody' or coarse; astringent taste, as of unripe bananas

tart, acid, as the taste of certain unripe fruits

tart, acid, as the taste of certain unripe fruits

viscous; thick, of liquids

gentle breeze; blow gently, of the wind

grab with the hand, catch

lining, insulation, padding; underlayer, as of clothing

flattened

agreement, harmony

press together, press between two surfaces

clamp, pinch together

feel, grope

chip off, cut off bit by bit

fish sp., slipmouth: Leiognathus sp.

(gloss uncertain)

be rasped or cut off (?)

to wipe off or brush on; broom

fine dust, airborne dust

to begin, start at the beginning

bivalve mollusc, possibly Pinna sp.

ten

hold in the lap, as a small child

allotment of meat after butchering an animal

to strew, scatter, sprinkle

feel, grope

burial shroud; to enshroud a corpse

to pick up with something to avoid getting dirty or burned

(gloss uncertain)

fire

bad

hook on to something; entangle

to hook, as with a fishhook

to strew, sow, sprinkle

touch or brush against