Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
lekuri[lɛˈkuri]
Morphological form: le-kuri
• vt. comb; untangle (one's hair) by drawing a comb through it(eng).menyisir(ind).
Mei poka genibat lekuir tuk-tuk.The girl kept combing her hair.(eng), Perempuan menyisir rambutnya terus.(ind)
Mei poka genimbat lekuri.The girl combed her hair.(eng), Perempuan menyisir rambutnya.(ind)
Origin: Austronesian, cf. PMP *kuRis ‘scratch’ (ACD). Possibly from Tetun |fn{kuri} 'to touch lightly, to scratch lightly'.
Origin: bibref R003
Lexical functions: Metathesised form:
See also: kaikur