~bei cover ‹s.th., s.o.›, esp. with (ñe) s.th. heavy / [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)ᵐbei
Tanema Equivalent	~bei
Lovono Equivalent	~beli

1. • cover ‹s.th., s.o.›, esp. with (ñe) s.th. heavy

   • • Example 370:
       

       Li-bei ñe uie vilo kula.

       We cover (the food) with a few leaves.

     • Example 371:
       

       Li-loko viñe basa dapa li-bei ñe voko, li-ko nga uo.

       They collected their skulls, and buried them under stones, like a cairn.

2. • walk on ‹s.th.›, squash ‹s.th.› with o.'s foot
3. • squash, crush, destroy ‹s.th.›

   Sense Comment	gen
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~somoli

   • • Example 372:
       

       U-bei i-metelu i-wene ne mataiko ponu!

       Squash (this ship) and let it sink in this very gulf!

       Example Comment

       invocation to a god

4. • trample on ‹law, ethics, taboo›, infringe

   Sense Comment

   fig

   • • Example 373:
       

       Ka i-bei nuduro.

       [trample on a taboo] He has infringed the law.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~abu³ hit, strike ‹s.th., s.o.›, typic. with o.'s hands / have an impact upon ‹s.th., s.o.›, affect / play ‹musical instrument› using hands / kill, slay, murder ‹s.o.› / kill ‹animal›, hence hunt, fish+
  • ~sube make a mistake (in talking, in writing+) / make a faux pas; do wrong, by accident rather than deliberately; infringe (s.th., ñe) / do s.th. morally wrong; sin