OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Visser (2020): Kalamang

nakucak[naˈkucak̚]

•  Verb. to rub, to pulverise(eng).kucak(ind).

Jafaris me toni ladanun me nakacuk teba.Jafaris said he wants to rub his shirt. (He wants to wash without using a brush, just by rubbing.)(eng), Jafaris itu dia bilang dia pu baju itu kucak saja.(ind)

In kapasat jien eba perko nakucak.We get cotton and then rub it in water.(eng), Kita ambil kapas baru kucak di dalam air.(ind)

Semantic domain: impact, cut, break