OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

lepas[lɛˈpas]

Morphological form: le-pas

(1) vt. tie onto; tie to the top of(eng).mengikat di(ind).

Naida sikeri medi toko bong lepas.I tie the tuak palm with a ladder.(eng), Saya mengikat tangga pada pohon tuak.(ind)

(2) vt. tie together so that (the parts of something) are not scattered(eng).mengikat supaya tidak bercerai-cerai(ind).

Pei ba gteng gewak lepaste!Tie up the pig's legs.(eng), Ikat kaki babi dulu!(ind)

See also: lekoi; pas; mipas