Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
lekoi[lɛˈkoj]
• vt. fasten; tie to; fix (one thing) to (another).mengikat (sesuatu) pada (yang lain).
Alar ba medisi awil ba lekoi.Take the cable and tie it to the fishing hook., Ambil kawat supaya ikat pancing.
Pei ba gewak glolol lekoi.The pig is tied up by its legs., Babi diikat di bagian kaki.
Etymology: Possible Austronesian borrowing, cf. PMP *leku 'bend, fold, folding part of the body; curl up on the ground, of an animal' (ACD). Known reflexes in Austronesian languages in Timor do not fit well with meaning in Wersing, e.g., Tokodede |fn{leku} 'cross legs or arms', |fn{k|leku} 'bent, crooked'.
Etymology: bibref R003