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galab
/galab/
v_rt.
“cut_off”
 
n.
a short curved knife used to harvest rice (paley)
Eng. knife variety; sickle
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for someone (eggalab, miggalab/inggalab, agent, eg><ø-) to cut off rice stalks (paley) or cogon grass (kalan) (eggalaben, inggalab/miggalab/piggalab, patient, eg><en-) with a sharp knife or bolo (iggalab, inggalab, instrument, ig><ø-) and gather it into bundles
Miggalab te kalan su ig-impus ig-atep.
He cut and bundled cogon grass so that he could finish roofing.
Eggalab key te kalan kaaselem su ig-atep ney.
Eng. harvest; reap; gather; cut
OCM: Annual Cycle (221)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

Updated by: RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 17/Jul/2012

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