tarom (of something long) break in half by itself

Part of Speech vi
Morphology ta-rom
Gloss ACAUS-slice
    • (of something long) break in half by itself
      • unclassified
      • Example 4458:
        ... to mene tarom en tobina.
        (and it is also the beam that will help to lift up the rafters) and that prevents them from breaking in the middle.
        Source:
        Eno 23W 006
      • Example 7295:
        O naono vai o mahaka na kuu mepaa tarom oha.
        This dry tree fell and it broke in half.
        Source:
        NaphSen 02W 235

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  • See also:
    • rom2 slice something; cut something in half; make a cross-cut on something long so that it becomes two or many parts (e.g. the trunk of a pig or the stem of a tree)