Naan (n-aan)

English: (Transitive verb with subject = agent) to dam a river


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


Diu' lem aan patun neh narih.
Take your bath in the pool of the dam.

Patun ineh suk naan ebpa' dih.
That dam held back the water in the river.

S-in-aan ebpa Peluan.
dammed, held back


Related to Naan (n-aan)


naang: to cut (eg. planks) with an adze

naang (n-aang): to put a stopper on

penaan (pen-aan): material such as sticks and stones used to dam a river

penaang (pen-aang): stopper; something which serves as a stopper

sinaan (s-in-aan): dammed, held back

sinaang (s-in-aang): was put on by

sinaang (t-in-aang): was worked with an adze by