lat flat, level, without bumps or hills / sole, palm; flat part of [...]

Part of Speech	vi
Pronunciation	ˈlat
Borrowed Word	Austronesian, cf. PMP *dataR ‘flat, flat or level land’ (ACD). No known nearby language evidencing a reflex of this item and the sound change *d > l. [Blust and Trussel ongoing]

1. • flat, level, without bumps or hills

   • • Example 133:
       

       Teta aser wakar gèwai wodo yokusa, lèmang atoku lat mitaiteng.

       We went up for two hours until we got to flat land.

     • Example 582:
       

       wor lat

       flat stone

2. • sole, palm; flat part of the hand or foot

   Grammar Note

   This sense is only found adnominal to the nouns -teng and -wak.

   • • Example 583:
       

       nèteng lat

       my palm

     • Example 584:
       

       newak lat

       my sole

Related entries

• See also:
  • lat tèresi very flat, completely flat and smooth