OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

tkau[tˈkaw]

•  vt. steal; thieve.mencuri.

Eta neseng tkau?Did you steal my money?, Apakah engkau mencuri uang saya?

Etymology: Austronesian, cf. PMP *takaw 'steal' (ACD). This is an early Austronesian borrowing that preserves the diphthong that was lost in most Austronesian languages in area.

Etymology: bibref R003