Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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bitaya
/bitaya/
n.
 
1.
n.Picture of bitaya   Picture of bitaya
a long hairy root on a sweet potato or cassava
Eng. root
OCM: Hunting and Trapping (224)
DDP: Trap (6.4.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

 
2.
n.Picture of bitaya   Picture of bitaya
bird trap which is usually place in giant taro when the fruit is ripe
Lalimma ne buuk ka bitaya ku piru daruwa ka migsaharan te bayaku.
I have five traps but only two caught birds.
Eng. trap
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for someone (egpamitaya, migpamitaya/impamitaya, pamitaya, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to use the bitaya as a bait to catch birds (especially kaliyawa, kayametan, talegkes, salapuyan, tugkeling, limuken, tiyulew) (egpamitayeen, egpamitaye:n, impamitaya/migpamitaya/pigpamitaya, pamitaya, patient, eg><en-paN-) somewhere (egpamitayaan, egpamitaya:n, impamitaya/migpamitaya/pigpamitaya, pamitayei, migpamitayaan, migpamitaya:n/impamitayaan, impamitaya:n/pigpamitayaan, pigpamitaya:n, location, eg><an-pA-)
Egkeupian a amana ne egpamitaya minsan kenà a egpekeutel.
I really like to put a trap even though I cannot catch.
Eng. trap; snare
OCM: Hunting and Trapping (224)
DDP: Trap (6.4.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M


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