OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

-ku[-ˈku]

(1) n. brain; grey-matter.otak; isi kepala.

Sapi geku ba medi kana.The cow's brain has already been removed., Otak sapi sudah diambil.

(2) n. marrow.sumsum.

Sapi seri geku neta lemudili.I sucked the marrow out of the beef bone., Saya mengisap sumsum tulang sapi.

Grammatical note: This sense requires the inclusion of seri 'bone' in the NP.