ma= [causative]

Part of Speech Grammatical marker
    • [causative]
    • [kausatif]; kasih [Papuan Malay]
      • Example 778:
        An kat nani maoyet.
        an
        1sg
        ka
        2sg
        =at
        =obj
        na
        consume
        -n
        n
        =i
        =PLNK
        ma=
        caus=
        oyet
        finish
        .
        I'll eat you whole.
        Saya makan kau kasih habis. [Papuan Malay]
        Sources
        narr25 86.1

Related entries

  • Is Part of:
    • komasabur to cover (e.g. with cloth); to close (e.g. lid); to dress
    • madong to stretch; to stretch out (body or body parts); to untangle (fishing line)
    • malelin to keep something still