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bitaya
/bitaya/
n.
 
1.
n.   
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.   
bird trap which is usually place in giant taro when the fruit is ripe
Lalimma ne buuk ka bitaya ku piru daruwa rè 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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Last updated: 15/Nov/2016

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