~tuku¹ lower ‹s.th., s.o.› using a rope / sink ‹s.th., s.o.›: throw it [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)tuku

1. • lower ‹s.th., s.o.› using a rope

   • • Example 2517:
       

       Li-tuku temamene i-abu.

       They lowered the basket down (with a rope).

2. • sink ‹s.th., s.o.›: throw it out to sea (revo, motono) so it sinks

   • • Example 2518:
       

       U-la kuli re pe i-bu, u-tuku ne motono.

       Take that dead dog, and get rid of it in the ocean.

     • Example 2519:
       

       Mwaliko pon, li-tuku ini i-abu ne revo.

       That man was pushed and sunk in the sea.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~tuku² let oneself go down
• See also:
  • ~laiui throw, cast ‹s.th.› / throw away, get rid of ‹s.th.›