~toe² chop at s.th. (ñe); destroy

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)toe
Proto-Form	POc: *taRaq
Tanema Equivalent	~teo
Lovono Equivalent	~to

• • chop at s.th. (ñe); destroy

  Sense Comment

  rare

  • • Example 2487:
      

      I-toe ñe utele temotu tilu pon!

      He destroyed the two islets. [lit. he chopped at the islets, by throwing stones]

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S112

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~toe¹ cut ‹wood+›, chop, with a knife or axe / harvest ‹bananas› by chopping a bunch off the tree / make ‹s.th.› out of wood
• See also:
  • ~arevo break into pieces, shatter, destroy ‹s.th.›
  • ~bo² carve ‹wood›, to give it a specific shape or sharpen it
  • kuo canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no outrigger / boat, ship, from other cultures / “canoe tree”: k.o. tree (unidentified), traditionally chosen for making canoes – hence its name
  • ~si¹ cut off ‹s.th.› using knife (okoro+)
  • vilo plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species name is not specified / tree / wood / piece of wood, stick