~la … i-avo hang, hook ‹s.th.› / badmouth ‹s.o.›, ruin s.o.'s reputation

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Tanema Equivalent	~la ~nadou
Morphology	~la ‘take’ + ~avo ‘hang’

1. • hang, hook ‹s.th.›

   Literally	take s.th. it hangs
   Encyclopedic Info	Morph.: The sequence ~la i-avo is sometimes contracted into a single verb ~laiavo* ‘hang, hook+’.

   • • Example 1271:
       

       Le-la i-avo korone nara i-sabu.

       We must hook (the bait) firmly for fear it might fall off.

     • Example 1349:
       

       Ne-la mangamanga 'none i-avo.

       Let me hang my towel.

     • Example 1350:
       

       U-la lusa eo i-avo ne tero.

       Hang your shirt up on the string.

2. • badmouth ‹s.o.›, ruin s.o.'s reputation

   Sense Comment

   fig ; rare

   • • Example 1351:
       

       U-la ene i-avo etapu!

       Don't badmouth me!

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~avo¹ be hanging / be located above / feel dizzy / float, stay afloat (vs. sink) / be anchored somewhere