letaing² crush into paste or powder using stone / flatten bamboo

Part of Speech	vt
Pronunciation	lɛˈtajŋ
Morphology	le-taing

1. • crush into paste or powder using stone

   • • Example 702:
       

       wir letaing

       crush candlenuts

     • Example 703:
       

       pèter letaing

       crush jagung

2. • flatten bamboo ; split bamboo into long lengths and then flatten it by pounding in order to make ready for plaiting (e.g., into baskets)

   • • Example 704:
       

       Sèmu ba letaingsi medi abeli sèni.

       Flatten that bamboo so as to use it to weave some wall sheets.

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• See also:
  • taing² reach, arrive at, get as far as