varutaa1 make something small

Part of Speech vt
Variant Form(s) varutaa
Morphology vaa-rutaa
Gloss CAUS-small
    • make something small
      • dimensional properties
      • Example 8987:
        Mepaa taneo tea kaku varutaa e.
        And he started to cut it (the rooster) up into small pieces.
        Source: Pau 01R 043
      • Example 8988:
        Ean repaa varutaa bata o suraa.
        And you make the fire smaller.
        Source: Joy 17W 133
      • Example 8989:
        Varutaa o raama.
        Turn down the lamp.
        Source: fieldnotes 089
      • Example 8990:
        Murinae eori repaa sirisiri varutaa bono kara baneo, matatopo vaa tea vinugu.
        After that they will tear the breadfruit rope into small strips, ready for the twisting.
        Source: Sii Joy 05W 022-023

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