OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

•  scoop; dip.

Note: MRN (Muthalib, Pattiasina, et al. 1983:34): montambu ‘to draw water’; BNG (Saro, Rahim, et al. 1982:19), WAW (Manyambeang, Mahmoed, et al. 1982/1983:23): tambu ‘bucket, pail’; PAD (Lara, Larobu, et al. 1991:71): montambu ‘scoop, dip’; TOL (Youngman 1997:pers.comm.): tambu (n.) ‘scooper’, montambu ‘fill something incrementally’ (i.e. by scoopfuls). [PMP *tabu ‘ladle, spoon, draw water’ (Dempwolff, Dyen, in Zorc 1971 3298)]