OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Fricke (2019a): Atadei Demon

bekat

Variants: bekutunspec. var. of

Inflection/class: Set II

(1) Verb. to lift or to be lifted.terangkat atau mengangkat.

Bêkata kujêng ka taro api ju likat kia.Lift the pot, I want to put fire at the fireplace.

Mo bêkat kujêng.You are lifting the pot.

Watoru bêkat.The stone rises.

Watoru bêkata.The stone is lifted., The stone rose.

Watoru bêkata gewi ro no magu kedak tune kumi keda brakong soga no na muku, lilit tu, tasak.The stone was lifted up and a old man with a long beard came up holding a bunch of cooked bananas., Batu itu terangkat dan seorang laki-laki tua berjenggot panjang datang dengan satu sisir pisang masak di tangannya.

(2) Verb. pull out.mencabut.

Ta bêkata uta.We pulled out peanuts., Kita cabut kacang itu.

Ta bêkat uta kia.Let's pull out peanuts., Kita cabut kacang dulu.

Grammatical note: ambitr

Semantic domain: Lift; Mengangkat; Mengangkat; Pull; Menarik; Menarik