pee kopaa cut open by a longitudinal cut

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - vt
Morphology pee kopaa
Gloss cut.with.a.knife cut.open
    • cut open by a longitudinal cut
      • cutting
      • Example 3728:
        Murinae eara repaa pee kopaa e guu.
        After that we cut the pig open. (Then we start pulling out the inside of the pig.)
        Source: Eno 10E(Eno) 028
      • Example 5500:
        A otei na pee kopaa nana bene toa teo buaku hum.
        The man is cutting the chicken in half.
        Source: Joy 11W 037
      • Example 5501:
        Ean paa taneo tea keu e toa, ean repaa pee kopaa e toa, ore suguna teo koviro. Pee taviri o koviro, ean paa busu nie ae amaa hiapa nae.
        You start plucking the feathers of the chicken and then you cut its belly open (in a straight line) until its anus. Cut around the anus, then you throw it away and its intestines.
        Source: Joy 02W 008-010

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  • See also:
    • kopaa cut something lengthwise; cut something open; cut something in half; cut something from top to bottom; cut open from head to tail
    • pee1 cut (a wound or a hole with a small knife, razor, shell or similar small sharp instrument)
    • pee potaa cut an animal's belly open with a knife
    • mosi kopaa ... teo buaku o hum cut in half