ipinoo1 measure something; use something for measuring something

Part of Speech vt/vd
    • measure something; use something for measuring something
      • quantification
      • Example 752:
        Beara tau paku o paranda, eara toro ipinoo roho a bebeahu ae a tatabonata na inu bono kara urisi.
        When we are about to make the floor, we must measure the length and the width of the house with a banana sheath strap.
        Source: Eno 04W 007
      • Example 2505:
        Tavara. E ta naono to ipinoo bata raara o mata kave.
        Tavara. A piece of wood that we use for measuring the meshes of the net.
        Source: Eno 16W 156-157
      • Example 2506:
        A tavara to ipinoo batana bona matana kave.
        The tavara is used to measure the size of the meshes of the net.
        Source: Naph 04W 035
      • Example 2507:
        O ipinoo he na paku raara bona bebeahu na kuriraara, evehe ei kou ei, eara toro siisira vamataa o naono, ...
        The measurement we take with the length of our arm, while we must carefully examine the tree, ...
        Source: Tah 02E(Eno) 007

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  • See also:
    • tavara piece of wood for measuring the meshes of a net
    • ri3 This marker that links a 3rd person plural possessor to the preceding noun