lúna to reap, cut, cut off; mow

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class T (Prs): lunáanu, (Pfv): lúuntu, (Cv): luní, (Imp): lun
    • to reap, cut, cut off; mow
      • Example 241:
        ǰabá bíiḍu ziaát baḍílu heentá, mašín ghiní lunáanu.
        ǰabá
        grass
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        ziaát
        excessively
        baḍ
        grow.up
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        heentá
        CONDL
        mašín
        machine
        ghin
        take
        -í
        -CV
        lun
        cut.off
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        If the lawn grows very much, he takes the machine and mows it.
        Source:
        A:DLX021
      • Example 797:
        eeteeṇí séezii ḍhíngar máathe lun.
        eeteeṇ
        such
        -i
        -f
        séez
        size
        -ii
        -gen
        ḍhíngar
        wood
        ma
        1sg.nom
        =the
        to
        lun
        cut.off
        Cut off a piece of wood that size!
        Source:
        A:HOW037
      • Example 1023:
        sáat lookilúuṛim lúuntim de, áanga de ǰuaár ga lunáana.
        sat
        seven
        lookilúuṛi
        sapling
        -m
        -pl
        lúunt
        cut.off.pfv
        -im
        -FPL
        de
        pst
        áangu
        sickle
        -a
        -obl
        de
        by
        ǰuaár
        maize
        ga
        rel
        lun
        cut.off
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Seven small trees were cut off, just like you cut maize with a sickle.
        Source:
        A:PAS096-7

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