mosi kurusu cut off something long

Part of Speech	vt.constr
MWE Structure	vt - vt
Variant Form(s)	mosi kurus
Morphology	mosi kurusu
Gloss	cut cut.off

• • cut off something long
  • • cutting

  • • Example 30:
      

      mepaa abana hiava me mosi kurusu bono kara voi,

      then jumped up and cut off the vine of the yam,

      Source: Skae 01W 079

    • Example 2685:
      

      A otei paa mosi kurusu bono kakarusu moone toa.

      Then the man is cutting the claws off the chicken's legs.

      Source: Joy 11W 018

Related entries

• See also:
  • kurusu¹ cut off something long and thin (vines, strings) / cut a piece off something long (e.g. a pig's head)
  • mosi¹ cut something off / kill an animal with a knife or an axe