tuk² piece, short length (of something)

Part of Speech	n
Inflection Class	obl
Pronunciation	ˈtuk

• • piece, short length (of something)

  Grammar Note

  Only used with this meaning in combination with another noun as possessor is NN possessive compound.

  • • Example 774:
      

      Eta upa tuk no medi ol pok mamte.

      Give the child a piece of sugarcane to chew.

    • Example 774:
      

      Eta upa tuk no medi ol pok mamte.

      Give the child a piece of sugarcane to chew.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ol tuk-tuk little people, person belonging to a race of short people who in myth were once believed to be present in Alor / (fig.) frog species that sometimes is seen standing on its back legs making it look like a person from the short race
  • tuk bèbol extremely short
  • tuki cut off, cut up into short pieces