kahhel (sp. var. kahel) comm. orange fruit. Malumii nan kahhel te nakaptangan da. The oranges are sweet because they are (growing) directly under the sun. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.)
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hub’it 1comm. thorn, short and straight; splinter. Kaanom aga tun hubit tu hukik. Please remove the splinter from my foot. Pingngotan nadan Judyu hi Jesus hi hubit. The Jews crowned Jesus with thorns. Sim: pagit, palahyang; Syn: pagit. (sem. domains: 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.) 2intrans. to be pricked by something sharp, e.g. thorns, shards of glass, wood splinters. Adika umeh na te takol di humbit. Do not go there because there are lots of thorns to prick you. Adim idalan hina te mahbit kah palunggu. Don’t pass by there because you will be pricked by splinters of glass. Nahbit di taklena. His hands were stuck with thorns. Nahubitan di kahhel. An orange tree has thorns. ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ma‑/na‑, ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an. (sem. domains: 7.8.3 - Cut.)
bul-ik 1comm. the segments of citrus fruit. Idattanak ya- hi ohan bul-ik. Please give me a segment. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.) 2intrans. to segment; divide into segments not using a knife. Bumul-ik ka nah tabuyug ta iddattam tun unga. Segment the pomelo and give some to this child. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. (sem. domains: 7.8 - Divide into pieces.) 3intrans. to segment a particular type of citrus fruit. Bul-ikon yu nan kahhel ta tamtaman taku. Separate the segments of the orange fruit and we will taste it. Adi mabul-ik te ugge nakal-um. The segments cannot be separated because it is not fully ripe. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑.
