bat his/ her/ its head

Part of Speech n.rel.b
1st Person Singular betuk
2nd Person Singular batom
Lexical Citation Form baten
Paradigm e
    • his/ her/ its head
    • hed blong hem [Bislama]
      • body
      • Comparison Meaning HEAD [1256]
      Gloss head
      • Example 708:
        polo pwer yan lee te ka: yevyo, yevyo, tangtang yan batom
        polo
        climb
        pwer
        stay
        yan
        at
        lee
        tree
        te
        DISC
        ka:
        say
        yevyo,
        turtle
        yevyo,
        turtle
        tangtang
        hermit.crab
        yan
        at
        bat
        head
        -om
        -2sg.poss
        he climbed onto a tree and said: turtle, turtle, touch your head.

Related entries

  • See also:
    • baten temyar skull (literally: 'demon's head')
    • bweti kor pejorative for 'head' (literally: 'a big specimen of a head')