~wete violently push a long, hard object into ‹s.o., s.th.›: pierce, [...]

1. • violently push a long, hard object into ‹s.o., s.th.›: pierce, spear, stab, pound+

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~woi

2. • spear ‹fish+›

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~ago

   • • Example 2780:
       

       li-wete namuko

       go fishing using a spear

3. • shoot ‹s.o., s.th.› with arrow

   • • Example 2781:
       

       Pe li-wete telupe, u-avi visone ka u-iui diro i-le i-wete ini.

       When you hunt [lit. shoot] pigeons, you bend your bow, and let the arrow fly and hit it.

4. • pound ‹s.o., s.th.› with the end of a long stick, or any similar implement

   • • Example 2782:
       

       Vilisao i-abu i-abu i-wete toñaki ie Laperus pon i-metelu.

       The tornado came all the way down and pounded Lapérouse's ship, which sank immediately.

5. • drive ‹digging stick, ekuo› into the ground, to soften it when planting tubers

   • • Example 673:
       

       ekuo pe li-wete ñe tanoe

       a digging stick [stick used to spear the ground]

6. • dig out ‹swamp taro, vivilo› by driving a digging stick into the ground; hence harvest
   • • Techn

   Syntactic Restriction	in gardening
   Encyclopedic Info	Techn: Alocasia taros (vioe) are harvested by digging (Cf. ~ae); whereas Colocasia taros (jebute) are harvested by pulling (Cf. ~au).

   • • Example 2783:
       

       Vivilo li-wete ñe ekuo, li-wete li-kamai.

       Swamp taros, we dig them out with the digging stick, and take them home.

7. • pound ‹taros, almonds+› in a bowl, using a long and heavy pestle

   Syntactic Restriction

   in cooking

   • • Example 1717:
       

       I-tau jebute moioe ponu, i-loko i-ka i-le ne monone ka i-wete. I-wete awoiu ka i-ejau mama ada.

       Once the taro was cooked, she put it in a mortar and began to pound it. When she finished pounding it, she made the pudding.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S7

     • Example 2784:
       

       Li-wete jebute li-wete vongoro awoiu pon, li-ejau mama.

       We mash taros, we crush almonds, and thus make the pudding.

8. • grind ‹kava+› using a longish coral stone or a pestle

   • • Example 2785:
       

       Li-wete kava awoiu ka li-vili.

       After grinding the kava, we squeeze it.

9. • pin ‹clothes, leaves+› using a needle or a small pointed stick

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • ~wete mama prepare the mama pudding, by pounding cooked taros and Canarium almonds in a bowl (monone) with a pestle
  • ~wete otovo prepare the roofing of a house, by pinning together sago leaves
• See also:
  • ~tobo² press ‹s.th., s.o.› with finger or longish object (stick+); poke ‹s.th., s.o.› / pierce a hole in ‹s.th.› / hook ‹bait› on fish hook
  • ~bi¹ pick ‹fruit› from its tree, using hand
  • ~asai sew ‹clothes+› / stitch up ‹wound›
  • ~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+
  • ~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+
  • visone bow, a weapon used with arrows (puro, diro)
  • ~vo¹ pound, beat ‹s.th.›, esp. with long and heavy stick / grind, crush ‹nuts+›