OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  vt. cook; boil in water.masak.

Nea gai bongkou ba mada lmang irada lai.My mother cooked the cassava until it became sloppy., Ibu saya masak ubikayu sampai hancur sekali.

Etymology: Austronesian, cf. PCEMP *madar 'ripe, overripe' (ACD). Possibly from Tokodede |fn{mada(sa)} 'ripe, cooked'.

Etymology: bibref R003

See also: pter mad