kurusu¹ cut off something long and thin (vines, strings) / cut a piece [...]

Part of Speech	vt
Variant Form(s)	kurus

1. • cut off something long and thin (vines, strings)
   • • cutting

   • • Example 2981:
       

       A vaadorana he pasi kurus maana bono kara piipie.

       The fourth one would cut piipie stalks.

       Source: Sii 20W 018

     • Example 3181:
       

       Ean kahi tagihu nom rasuu tea kurusu kave.

       You go into the bush to cut kave-vines.

       Source: Naph 03W 037

     • Example 3182:
       

       Mosi ta maa baneo ge kurus kave mene paku kanono.

       Cut some young breadfruit trees or cut the kave vines for making strings.

       Source: Naph 04W 025

     • Example 3928:
       

       Kurusu vasisio koa maa bono urisi moonae, ...

       Carefully (she) just cut the banana-sheath rope off her leg, (and ran outside)

       Source: Aro 07R 050

2. • cut a piece off something long (e.g. a pig's head)

   • • Example 3929:
       

       Beara kurus vakavara a kahoo ne guu, ...

       When we have finished cutting off the head of the pig, ...

       Source: Eno 10E(Eno) 040

Related entries

• See also:
  • kara kave vine used for making fishing nets
  • kurukurusu¹ cut off many long thin things
  • vaakurusu vakahu ni help quickly cutting of something
  • kara piipie vine of a sweet potato species
  • mosi kurusu cut off something long
  • pee kurusu cut something off something long
  • peepee kurusu cut many pieces off something long
  • sana too, very
  • takurusu break, snap (of ropes, vines)
  • vaakurusu help cutting long things