OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

milakal[miˈlakal]

Morphological form: mi-lakal

(1) vt. hang on.menggantung di.

Keng ba geleweng milakal.The cloth is hanging on its hook., Kain itu ada gantung di tempatya.

(2) vt. chase off; run to scare away.kejar; usir.

Ol pok gai gea milakal gwaia.The child chased off its mother., Anak itu kejar mamanya.

Eta sekoka milakala.You chase off the chicken., Engkau kejar ayam.

See also: lakal; lelakal