OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  scratch; dig out.

Note: Tse, Tbl karkar 'scratch (in ground, e.g. of fowls)'; Ttb kaʔkar 'hole; dig out, scoop out' [PPh *karkar 'dig; scratch into'; WBM karkar 'dig or remove earth with scratching motion of hands'].