Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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ebas
/ʔɔbas/
v_rt.
“dry_up”
 
1.
v.
for a body of water (eg-ebas, mig-ebas/in-ebas, ebas, actor & theme, eg><ø-) to dry up
Ke timpu te meinit, eg-ebas ka weyig.
If it's hot season, the water (in the lake) dries up.
Eng. dry up, a body of water to; evaporate, a body of water to; water body to dry up
OCM: Climate (132)
DDP: Drought (1.1.3.8), Solid, liquid, gas (1.2.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
Data Qual: Is this the wrong word? Or just in the wrong place? Root doesn't match!
for water (egkewubas, migwubas, inwubas, actor & patient, egkA><ø-) to become dried up (e.g., in a lake or in a pot of boiling rice)
Cult. Stage 5 in cooking rice
Syn. egkeetiyan
Eng. dried up, water to become; dry up, water to; evaporate, water to; boiled off, be
OCM: Ethnometeorology (821), Food Preparation (252)
DDP: Drought (1.1.3.8), Solid, liquid, gas (1.2.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
adj.
(meebas, mA1-) easily dried up (e.g., of a body of water, or of a rice variety that uses a lot of water when cooked)
Syn. meeti
Eng. easily dried up; dried up easily
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
v.
for someone (eg-ebas, mig-ebas/in-ebas, ebas, egpeebas, migpeebas/impeebas, peebas, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-pA-) to fish by removing water (eg-ebasan, in-ebasan/mig-ebasan/pig-ebasan, ebasi, egpewubasan, impewubasan/migpewubasan/pigpewubasan, pewubasi, range, eg><an-, eg><an-pA-) from a small dam with a basin
Cult. This is a fishing practice. A part of the river is sectioned off, and water is removed with a basin. As the water level in the section drops, the fish become visible and can be caught easily.
Eng. fish by removing water; remove water with basin (for fishing); remove water from dam (for fishing)
OCM: Fishing (226)
DDP: Ocean, lake (1.3.1.1), Fishing (6.4.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 07/Jun/2016