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untud₁
/ʔuntud/
v_rt.
“rise_to_peak”

1.
v.
for someone or something (eg-untud, mig-untud/in-untud, agent & theme, eg><ø-) to stand or sit on the top (of a large rock) or to put something on the top of another thing
Egkeupian ne eg-untud te dakel ne batu ka hari ku.
My younger brother wants to stand up on the top of a big rock.
Eng. stand on the top
OCM: Postures (516)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

v.
for a celestial body (egpekeuntud, nekeuntud, agent, egpAkA-) to rise to the zenith
Egpekeuntud ka aldew.
The sun is at its zenith.
O. Syn. eggemew
Eng. rise; zenith; overhead
OCM: Ordering of Time (805)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

n.
(keunturan, kA><an-) the peak
Eng. peak; top
OCM: Ordering of Time (805)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
v.
for someone (eg-untud-untud, mig-untud-untud, in-untud-untud, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to offer something to a spirit by placing it on a stone or on a ledge high in the house
Wrd.Gloss: offer
Diyè te paha ig-untud te amey ku ka keenen ne impanubaran din eyew igpakeen te me busew.
My father placed the food in shelf which he had prayed with as an offering to the bad spirits.
Cult. When the offering (such as a betel nut, tobacco, some of the first harvested rice) is given, it can then be taken by a spirit (busew). The spirit takes the offering but leaves an image so that it looks like the offering still remains. Unless, one is possessed by a spirit oneself, the spirit is invisible. The souls (gimukud) of relatives now deceased can also partake of this offering.
Eng. offer; sacrifice
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 26/May/2015

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"eg-unturan" in text "Eg-untud te diip"

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