takurusu break, snap (of ropes, vines)

Part of Speech vi
Morphology ta-kurusu
Gloss ACAUS-cut
    • break, snap (of ropes, vines)
      • unclassified
      • Example 2689:
        O voea tenam paa takurus mau, mea ravarava paa kuu mepaa kakasuana.
        Our clotheslines broke and the clothes fell and got full of sand.
        Source:
        SiiSen 01W 862
      • Example 2998:
        O kara urisi vaa tea vateen tenaa paa takurusu mau hanana, menaa paa vakisi vaha nie.
        The banana sheath strap of my backpack broke on the road, and I tied it together again.
        Source:
        Joy 15W 017-018
      • Example 7014:
        o kara rovivi he takurus
        when the rovivi vine broke
        Source:
        Mor 03E(Eno) 116

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  • See also:
    • kurusu1 cut off something long and thin (vines, strings) / cut a piece off something long (e.g. a pig's head)