Eta

English: (noun) fence, barrier; hindrance

Bahasa Malaysia: pagar,


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


Ngabet raben-raben eta ineh leh, awe ieh ela' upun buro.
Tie the fence securely in case it tries to escape.

Nih ue nuk ketedtan peningabet deh eta kerubau dih. Ineh abet suk pinengabet kuh babeh dih.
This is the string I used to tie the luggage with.


Related to Eta


betangal: mid way

eta': slug (mollusc)

etab: scattering

etab etab: scattered

etad: like, in like manner, the same as

etak 1: promise, target

etak 2: steps

etang: stretch of calm water in a river

getaan: crossing at a river or ford; type of bridge ?

getaan (guta-an): place where people usu wade across a river, a ford, a small bridge ?

ketaan: recover from sickness

ketapuh (ke-t-apuh): able to sweep

leta': a crack, cracked due to dryness

letamo: ant home in a tree,(base of)

megeta: to help someone across a river

meta: hindered

meta'ut (ng-pe-ta'ut): to frighten, make afraid

metad (ng-petad): to separate

metanur: chase, as an animal in the hunt

metapu': to marry, to be married; to add, to mix

metatad: remind someone to do something; to send or leave a verbal message

metatuy (ng-pet-atuy): to make something swing like a pendulum

nebeta': crooning to a baby, making baby noises

netad: cut with a striking motion toward the body, as when standing with legs apart and swinging the `bikung' from in front of the body to between the legs

netak: 1) to target; 2) to cut notches in a log or tree trunk

ngeletad (ng-teletad): make a backward stroke of the leg, of fighting cocks

ngeta (ng-eta): to fence up

ngetab (ng-etab): to scatter

pemetad: something used to separate, a person who separates (eg. fighting dogs)?

peretak: beans