mahamahan leave spaces

Part of Speech vi
Morphology maha-mahan
Gloss RED-space
    • leave spaces
      • spatial relations
      • Example 4045:
        Eara sa antee haara tea mosi o koopu vai o kobus, tabae na antee nana tea koava ge mahamahan, ei beara takinima nie, ei be raka bata maa a koopu.
        We cannot cut a young and moist bamboo, because it can rot or leave spaces (in the wall), when we plait the wall with it, that is, when the koopu bamboo dries up.
        Source: Eno 03W 010-013

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  • See also:
    • koopu1 kind of bamboo
    • mahan (empty) space; gap / distance / open space; public