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márukunspec. var. ofmárup
márupmárukalienable nounSurteken lamas tili kaskasEnglishcoconut scrapingsThese are the coconut scrapings left after squeezing out the milk, thrown away or fed to the chickens.lamas5.2Foodfood
más1intransitive verbSursu kaleng i tasEnglishlow tide; dried upThis is used of the sea when it is in low tide or of a river or spring when it has dried up and is no longer giving water.malanbetmásrengrengruhruh2gusgusguslomlomtun2alienable nounEnglishshallows; dry areaTok Pisindrai rip1.7Nature, environmentnature
másángándyadic termSuraru kalik kándiar aru tata diar tuánEnglishchildren whose fathers are brothersAru kalik erei kándiar aru tata diar tuán mapak sár. A ngoro diar másángán á aru kalik er kabin ngo kándiar aru tata a tukesá kándiar nana.Those two guys their two fathers were blood brothers (i.e. the same woman gave birth to them both). It is like those two guys are cousins because their two fathers have just one mother.4.1.9Kinshipkinship
másikalienable nounEnglishsore typeThis is having sores in the mouth or on the tip of the tongue, especially prevalent in small children, but usually healing quickly.manu2.5.1Sicksickness
máskunverbal nounSurlong namnam uri akiláng i kálámul ngo táitEnglishmake a feast to honour a person or eventThis word operates as a transitive verb which takes on, but it is structured like an inalienable noun. This term refers to resources expended, such as cash or shell money or food from one's garden, in order to put on a feast. The occasion can be such events as the annual thanksgiving offering or the dedication and opening of a new church, but traditionally and still today also refers to the process of giving mortuary feasts in order to inherit or acquire mahal, the possessions of the deceased. To use this term, there must be pig involved.Kalik er a ioh bor i kákán, a ngoro ákte long arwat pasi máskun i kákán, má ngorer a artálár suri na otoi mahal si kákán.That child who mumued pig for his father, it is like he has fulfilled/accomplished honouring/memoralizing his father, and therefore he is able to take possession of his father's estate.4.3.9.1Customanthro
másrengintransitive verbSursengseng i lulawar; kápte te suir á tas i lulawarEnglishdry reefThis is used to refer to the reef being uncovered by very low tide and dried out. Times like that are called malanbet. The reef might be so dry that it stinks.Pákánbung án malanbet a lu lala más má kápte te suir á lulawar. Di lu parai suri matngan más ngorer ngo másreng.At the time of very low tide the reef is very shallow/dry and there is none of its juice. They say about that kind of shallowness/dryness that it is másreng. másrenggusgusguslomlomtun
mát1alienable nounEnglishlineage; clan; moietyTok PisinbisnisSursurungas generally do not make a definite distinction between the use of terms like gegen, kabinhun, and mát. All are used interchangeably for any kinship group from lineage to moiety.gegenkabinhun4.1.9Kinship4.3.9.1Customanthro; kinship
mátágiritalienable nounSurkesá matngan isuEnglishfish type; sea perchThe mátágirit fish is a bit big like the sukbám. However its body is vertically stripped with yellow. It lives out in the deep near gargar coral. It eats small fish and small crabs. It is good fish to eat.1.6.1.5Fishfish
mátálalienable nounEnglishstar typeTok Pisinnem bilong bikpela staThis term, often combined with more description, is used of special or significant stars. See the following entries for examples.mátmátiah1.7Nature, environmentnature
mátál án arasaalienable nounEnglishmorning starThis is the morning star (or planet), and signals the time for beginning things, as beginning to kill the pigs on the day of a big feast, or starting off on a long canoe trip (as the ocean is usually calm at this time of day).mátmátiah1.7Nature, environmentnature
mátál án bor kokonalienable nounEnglishstar namestar of rooting pigsThis is the name of the star that appears before the morning star at the time it is believed pigs go rooting around in the gardens.bor1mátmátiah1.7Nature, environmentnature
mátál án rahrah likalienable nounEnglishevening starstar of early duskmátmátiahrahrah lik1.7Nature, environmentnature
mátálámalienable nounSurkesá matngan isuEnglishfish type; breamThe mátálám is a medium sized fish and its color is like the color of the idal. It lives in the deep. Its eyes are big and its face it is a bit flat. Its teeth that it eats with are like a person’s teeth. There are some small mátálám, however they are a bit different from the mátálám that is big.kurur mátálám1.6.1.5Fishfish
mátán buatalienable nounEnglishwindowThis refers to any opening in a house that is used as a window6.5.1.1Househouse
mátán bukalienable nounEnglishletter of the alphabetbuk2
mátán hatalienable nounEnglishcaveeye of the rockhat21.7Nature, environmentnature
mátán kasalienable nounEnglishgate; entrance of a fence or enclosureeye/hole in a basketThis is used for the opening of a bang (men's area), marked by a páspáng (forked branch). Some may use this term for 'doorway' as well, but it does not imply an opening that can be fully closed, as a door closes a doorway.mátsálán
mátán kihkih i láburalienable nounEnglishwesteye of the wind from the westmátán lábur8.5Locationlocation
mátán kihkih matalamesalienable nounEnglishnortheye of the wind from the northmátán matalames8.5Locationlocation
mátán kihkih tám hushusalienable nounEnglishsoutheye of the wind from the southmátán tám hushustám hushus8.5Locationlocation
mátán lamrutalienable nounEnglishspearpoint
mátán láburalienable nounEnglishwesteye of the west windmátán kihkih i lábur8.5Locationlocation