belat
/bɔlat/
v_rt.
“unroll”

vt.
for someone (egbelat, migbelat/imbelat, belat, egbebelat, migbebelat/imbebelat, bebelat, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to unfold or unroll something, especially a sleeping mat (igbelat, imbelat, ibelat, egbelaten, imbelat/migbelat/pigbelat, belata, theme, ig–i, eg><en-) and lay it out on the floor (egbelatan, imbelatan/migbelatan/pigbelatan, belati, location, eg><an-)
Egbebelat ad e te ikam su egkewulep ad e.
I'm going to spread out my mat because I'm going to sleep already.
Cult. Also applies to the lightning which flashes across the sky.
O. Syn. bukelas —u n r oll
Eng. unroll; unfold; lay out; spread out; stretch out; drape out; open out; shake out
OCM: Ethnometeorology (821)
DDP: Lightning, thunder (1.1.3.6)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egpabelat, impabelat/migpabelat, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to request someone else to unfold a mat and place it on the floor (egpabelatan, impabelatan/migpabelatan, location, eg><an-pA-)
Eng. request unrolling
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,RUL,RAA,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 13/Mar/2017

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