OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

legpai[lɛgˈpaj]

Morphological form: le-g-pai

•  vt. extend (something); make an extension on; make larger, taller etc.(eng).menambahkan menjadikan bertambah (mempertinggi, memperbesar, dsb)(ind).

Neta sobo ba legpai pdesi.I am extending the house to make it bigger.(eng), Saya memperluas rumah supaya lebih besar.(ind)

Grammatical note: In this sense, the verb only occurs with a 3rd person prefix.

See also: -pai