Buken (mu-buk-en)

English: (-en suffix) to be consoled, comforted


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


belu'en muh kapeh neh idih.
Why do you need to clump the grass?

Beten muh ngudeh neh idih? (Tu'en muh ngabet ngudeh neh idih?)
Why do you have to tie it?

Buken deh kuleng-kuleng teh diweh dengeruma'
They always pacify the couple

Kerab tu'en ngadih teh lawe kamih mene lem bawang mado sineh.
Our journey to that far away country can be told in a ballard.

naang nuba', Tu'en narih naang nuba' dih aleh.
Put food in the mouth. Eat the rice (food) dear.


Related to Buken (mu-buk-en)


buken: to be consoled, comforted, persuaded to make up, pacified

bukeng: stunted (of growth)

mukeng (ng-bukeng): to stunt