~abu3 hit, strike ‹s.th., s.o.›, typic. with o.'s hands / have an [...]

Part of Speech verb, transitive
Phonetic Form (i·)aᵐbu
Tanema Equivalent ~rara
    • hit, strike ‹s.th., s.o.›, typic. with o.'s hands
      • Example 40:
        Ka vitoko kape i-abu tanoma ini, ia i-abu i-kovi.
        He nearly hit her face; but he missed.
      • Example 41:
        Dapa kula li-abu revo, me le-labu namuko.
        The others slap the water, in order to (scare and) catch the fish.
    • have an impact upon ‹s.th., s.o.›, affect
      • Typical Subject s.th.
      Sense Comment fig
      • Example 42:
        Vilisao i-abu toñaki pon.
        The ships were struck by a tornado.
      • Example 43:
        Tavsone ponu i-abu nengele idi.
        That sickness weakens the body. [lit. it strikes one's limbs]
        Example Comment
        Covid-19
    • play ‹musical instrument› using hands
      • Example 44:
        Li-abu ukalele ka gita.
        They play the ukulele and the guitar.
      • Example 45:
        Ngele i-abu?
        Who's playing?
        Example Comment
        music
    • kill, slay, murder ‹s.o.›
      • (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 46:
        Pon tadoe? Pon tepakola? Kape i-abu idi?
        Is that a god? Is that a giant? Does he kill people?
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S161
      • Example 47:
        Nga po idi le-sune ngele kape i-te, pon kape l-abu.
        If they found somebody around, they would kill him.
      • Example 48:
        Tadoe tae: i-abu idi tae.
        He's not a monster, he doesn't kill people.
    • kill ‹animal›, hence hunt, fish+
      • Example 49:
        Mobo kape le-lui nuduro me l-abu namuko.
        Tomorrow we'll carry the scareline to get some fish.

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  • See also:
    • ~wete violently push a long, hard object into ‹s.o., s.th.›: pierce, spear, stab, pound+ / spear ‹fish+› / shoot ‹s.o., s.th.› with arrow / pound ‹s.o., s.th.› with the end of a long stick, or any similar implement / drive ‹digging stick, ekuo› into the ground, to soften it when planting tubers / dig out ‹swamp taro, vivilo› by driving a digging stick into the ground; hence harvest / pound ‹taros, almonds+› in a bowl, using a long and heavy pestle / grind ‹kava+› using a longish coral stone or a pestle / pin ‹clothes, leaves+› using a needle or a small pointed stick
    • ~abu4 wash ‹clothes+› with water, esp. vigorously
    • ~ago1 spear ‹fish+› / shoot ‹s.o., s.th.› using bow (visone) and arrow (puro)
    • ~apini kill ‹s.o.›, destroy ‹a group of people›
    • ~arevo break into pieces, shatter, destroy ‹s.th.›
    • ~bei cover ‹s.th., s.o.›, esp. with (ñe) s.th. heavy / walk on ‹s.th.›, squash ‹s.th.› with o.'s foot / squash, crush, destroy ‹s.th.› / trample on ‹law, ethics, taboo›, infringe
    • ~la ~mini1 give ‹s.th.› to ‹s.o.› / strike ‹s.th.› hard
    • ~makoe be broken, in two pieces
    • ~mamakoe be broken into many pieces, be shattered
    • ~panade split ‹s.th.›
    • ~pidi strike ‹s.th.› with longish, supple object (opp. ~abu, strike with thick or round object) / lash, whip ‹s.o.›
    • ~tobo1 poke out, break through, in the form of a longish object
    • ~viane kick, touch ‹s.th.› with o.'s feet; step on ‹s.th.› / hit ‹s.th.› with o.'s feet noisily or violently: trample, stomp / stumble upon ‹s.th.› with o.'s feet; hence slip, fall / trip ‹s.o.› up / be so plentiful as to trip ‹their owner› up in their garden. Proverbial saying, referring to s.o.'s economic prosperity / hit ‹s.o.›, touch, esp. with some physical impact / reach ‹a certain moment›; last ‹a certain time› / become suddenly known to ‹s.o.›, with some emotional impact; hence affect, disturb, move, catch by surprise / like ‹s.o., s.th.›; want, desire ‹s.o., s.th.› / want to do s.th.; want that / want, desire
    • ~vo1 pound, beat ‹s.th.›, esp. with long and heavy stick / grind, crush ‹nuts+›
    • ~vokoiu break, crush, destroy ‹s.th.› / tear, break ‹leaf, stem›; hence pick ‹fruit, plant› / crush ‹s.th.›, destroy, kill ‹s.o.›
    • ~wate1 hit ‹s.th.› with a loud noise, bang on ‹s.th.›, using o.'s hands or feet
    • ~wete violently push a long, hard object into ‹s.o., s.th.›: pierce, spear, stab, pound+ / spear ‹fish+› / shoot ‹s.o., s.th.› with arrow / pound ‹s.o., s.th.› with the end of a long stick, or any similar implement / drive ‹digging stick, ekuo› into the ground, to soften it when planting tubers / dig out ‹swamp taro, vivilo› by driving a digging stick into the ground; hence harvest / pound ‹taros, almonds+› in a bowl, using a long and heavy pestle / grind ‹kava+› using a longish coral stone or a pestle / pin ‹clothes, leaves+› using a needle or a small pointed stick
    • ~woi stick ‹long object: knife+› into s.th.; thrust, drive in / plant ‹manioc+› into the ground / put up, erect ‹post+› by sticking it in ground / bang ‹body part› with a shock / bang ‹heavy object› with a noise
    • ~vi1 blow gently onto ‹s.th., s.o.› / blow into ‹wind instrument+› to play music
    • ~bu1 die, pass away