Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

point

step, tread

stand erect

clap, sound of slapping or clapping

turn aside, swerve to avoid a collision

loincloth

thin (of materials)

(gloss uncertain)

trim, cut the tips off

to assemble, come together (of people); bring together (of things)

picking of fruit; falling out of teeth

fish">goatfish spp.

goat fish, family Mullidae

decant, pour liquid out for drinking

goat fish, family Mullidae

drip, drain

leftover, remainder

leftover, remainder

oyster

spittle

drip, ooze through

(gloss uncertain)

to look at, watch; look for

oyster

to look, look for

cut, chop

shiver, tremble

rap, tap

tapering, attenuating to a point

stab, stick into

suspension bridge

breast; suck the breast

to beat on something loudly

drip, leak

to tap, strike lightly on a hard surface

breast; suck the breast

to drip

to look, gaze; water used as a mirror

drip, ooze

puppy; young animal in general?

puppy

a bird, probably the swamphen

blow

opening, gap

fishnet float

bay, inlet

thump!

elder sibling of the same sex

to meet, encounter

come to shore, settle down in a place; sit, squat

put out to sea, embark on a voyage

sit, squat; come to rest; stay in a place; settle">settle down, as birds on a tree

wind that blows from the north

bamboo punting pole; to pole a boat in shallow water

(gloss uncertain)

large canoe

three

thirty

three each, three by three

split, divide, break off

to suck

natural spring, fresh water spring

natural spring, fresh water spring

fishnet float

belly; mind; seat of affections

fowl, cock

belch

various hardwood trees; heartwood of a tree

soaked, saturated, full of liquid

a tree: Cordia subcordata

draw, make marks or designs

chop, hack, mince, cut up

firefly

this

bottom up, as a person bent far forward toward the ground

kind of fish">fish net or trap

bend over, with bottom up (cf *)

palm wine

to pour out, tilt to pour

luck, good fortune

old (of things), ancient times

to lever up, tip up by force

kind of edible marine clam

a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish: Derris elliptica

to stun fish with plant poison

to stab

a plant with root used to stun fish: Derris elliptica

inflammation of the skin

to wallow in mud

closed bamboo internode used as a container for salt, valuables, etc.

grow, germinate, sprout

to grow, spring up

place where something grows or is added

natural spring, fresh water spring

throw

to point out

tree sp.: Sesbania grandiflora

skewer, spit for roasting

head cover, protection from sun or rain

to leak, drip, as a leaky roof; a drop of water