~au¹ pluck out ‹s.th.› by pulling it out / remove ‹water taro+› by [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)au
Tanema Equivalent	~ao
Lovono Equivalent	~ngao

1. • pluck out ‹s.th.› by pulling it out

   • • Example 258:
       

       li-au via kulevelu

       pluck children feathers

2. • remove ‹water taro+› by plucking it out; hence harvest

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 259:
       

       Li-au basa kava iune.

       They pulled out a head of kava.

     • Example 260:
       

       Pi-romo uie i-maili pine, ka pi-au.

       When its leaves have grown big, it's time to harvest them.

       Example Comment

       taros

     • Example 261:
       

       Vono i-sodo li-le li-au jebute.

       In the morning they went to harvest some (water) taros.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S128

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~bi¹ pick ‹fruit› from its tree, using hand