Ara

Variations: kayuh ara


English: (noun) a type of tree, fig tree

Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis pohon kayu


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


Ara' narih paban ngen nuk midih dih riak.
Do not quarrel with one another over belongings in the future.

Nih balu' muyuh maya' dalan dih, ara' narih ngabi idih midteh keh.
Here are the provisions for your journey; do not finish them in one go.


Related to Ara


ara': decline, refuse, `don't want'

arad: bowl or container made from gourd

arak 1: the spirit distilled from rice wine

arak 2: bamboo handrail used when descending steps or crossing bridge

arang: a dance

arar 1: bamboo cage-lie structure in which meat is placed for smoking

arar 2: nest, cosy corner

bara': swell, become swollen or inflamed, bloated

barat: raised platform as part of the house, usually outside the house, or at the back part of the house, veranda, porch-like area where the edhan rests and where firewood is split

benarat: platform esp. builder's platform

binrarad: was pulled by

dara' 1: blood

dara' 2: don't, don't want,

darab: the sound of hilarious laughter

darar: swaying to and fro

garasan: a type of poisonous snake; coral snake, krait

karad: parang sheath belt, made of rotan (epid rabar binan)?

karar: a slant

maren (maran), paren (paran): noble

merarad: pull, drag, as when leading a buffalo

mesarang: a type of bird, Black-Throated barbet

narar: smoked

nedarar (ng-darar): to sway to and fro

ngarak (ng-arak): to guide, as a blind man

ngarang (ng-arang): to dance

ngarar (ng-ara): to smoke or dry meat over a fire

ngarar (ng-arar): to make a nest

ngarar (ng-karar): place something in a slanting position

ngaraut: a game played between longhouses where a longhouse brought an animal (pig, deer, etc) to the next longhouse to be feasted that particular night, along with much buruak; the other longhouse had to return the compliment. (cf Lian pp 85)

para': latex