karasi rustle; make a noise

Part of Speech vi
Variant Form(s) karas
    • rustle; make a noise
      • sound
      • Example 893:
        Beara baitono beo vahara iana karas maa, eara repaa peata takin bata koa ri raori vo kasuana.
        When we hear the little fish making a noise, we shovel saltwater with both arms, so that the fish are chased towards the beach. (lit. shove them out of the water to the beach)
        Source: Eno 16W 111
      • Example 3039:
        ... mepaa baitono bona sii karasi komana nahu kepaa vai, ...
        ... (she) heard a scratching inside this clay pot, ...
        Source: Iar 02E(Eno) 012
      • Example 3040:
        Eh, a tabae to karasi nanai komana nahu?
        Hey, what is scratching here inside the pot?
        Source: Iar 02E(Eno) 013
      • Example 3041:
        menaa he baitono a biribirihi, a karas,
        I heard a booming sound, (and) a noise, (and when I was about to turn around to see what it was, I met the cow face to face).
        Source: Hoa 02E(Joy) 050-051

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