Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

to elbow; to push or jab with the elbow

to pinch or squeeze, as with tongs

moustache

oath, pledge; curse

stopper, plug, cork

beard, moustache

ear ornament

blowpipe, blowgun

triggerfish, Balistidae

put something (as food) in the mouth

to rush forward

to enter, penetrate, pierce

to push

illuminate with a torch

to shine, radiate light

to shine, radiate light

to chirp, to crow, to sound off (birds)

to obey

to whet, grate, sharpen

to suckle, suck at the breast

light, radiance

light, radiance

touch

to progress, push forward

slant

do wrong, do in reverse

to have ‘ buck teeth’, project forward, of the teeth

horn of an animal; to butt or gore

irritated, angry

snout, beak

bite, bitten off, of food

to open, break open

turn the soil over, as in removing stones prior to planting

pick or knock down fruit with a pole

pierce, as wth a needle; extract by piercing

to pick, as fruit from a tree using a pole with a hook

cover with a hollow container; shelter over a grave

hang one's head

poke, prod with the tip of something

stoop

go against wind or current

plug up, stop something up, as with a cork

sniff at close quarters, of animals

antennae of shrimp (?)

upper lip, snout, muzzle

irritated, annoyed

labial circle

antenna (?)

chirp

close together, compact

to punch

next; to follow in succession

one after the other, successive

to burn or set a fire under to smoke out

set fire to, smoke out

withdraw, pull out, extract

to spit, expectorate

whet

to peel, pare, as yams

plant shoot

kind of cockatoo with red neck feathers

narrow; to pinch; tongs

sip, suck

boundary, border

pouch (?)

digging stick

thorn

insert, tuck in

to wear, as clothes; to get dressed, slip into

to lever up

drip or drain out

scrape out, as meat from a coconut

in succession, one after the other

enter

carry on the head

carry on the head

comb

extension to house

extension to house

wash body parts, cooking or eating utensils (but not clothes)

wound

snow

thorn, splinter, fish bone

to lead the way; to follow after

prop, support; staff, walking stick

draw string; to thread a drawstring

to push

push, slide or glide forward, as in pushing wood into a fire, or storming the enemy

enter, penetrate; to set, of the sun

a fish, the emperor: Lethrinus spp.

juice; broth, soup; gravy

to call on a person to do something

(gloss uncertain)

be sent; messenger

pull, draw

follow, obey, agree with

pull

banana or plantain sp.

female breast; udder

wet nurse (?)