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atang
/ʔataŋ/
v_rt.
“wait_to_grab”
 
1.
v.
for a person or animal (eg-atang, mig-atang/in-atang, agent, eg><ø-) to lie in wait for someone or something (eg-atangan, in-atangan/mig-atangan/pig-atangan, goal, eg><an-)
cf. eggepas
cf. mangngayew
Cult. e.g., a snake striking a pig, a man striking with a spear, a midwife waiting for the birth of a baby to prevent it from falling
Eg-atang a te mutur ne egbayè su mabehat ka eg-uyanen ku.
I will wait for a motorcycle because my load is heavy.
Eng. ambush; lie in wait; wait to attack; attack unexpectedly; strike unexpectedly; waylay
OCM: Ethnozoology (825)
DDP: Animal actions (1.6.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 10/Oct/2017