~tuku2 let oneself go down

Part of Speech verb, reflexive
Phonetic Form (i·)tuku
    • let oneself go down
      • Example 2520:
        I-le i-le i-le i-le ponu, ini i-tuku in’ i-abu.
        He let himself go down (along the rope).
      • Example 2521:
        Jebute i-karau i-vene awoiu, i-tuku ini i-abu.
        When your taro has finished growing up, it will bend itself down.

Related entries

  • Heterosemes:
    • ~tuku1 lower ‹s.th., s.o.› using a rope / sink ‹s.th., s.o.›: throw it out to sea (revo, motono) so it sinks