bantuk trans. 1to strike, downward motion; refers to the manner in which a snake rears up and strikes to bite. Adika umeh na te bantukon daka. Don’t go there because (a snake) might strike you. Waday inang-ang muh binantuk di ulog? Have you seen one whom a snake has struck? Adik pe pinhod an pibantuk hi ulog kinali adiyak ume dih maholok an mun-ay-ayyam. I don’t want to be struck by snakes that’s why I avoid playing in grassy places. ‑on/‑in‑, pi‑. 4B Tactile - Touch contact. (sem. domains: 7.7.1 - Hit.) 2to strike on the head with weapon, e.g. hit a fish with a bolo, a person with a piece of wood. Bantukon nan dolog hin tumapo. Hit the fish on the head if it comes to the surface of the water. Binantuk nan dalit nah puhung. He hit the eel on the head in the pool. ‑on/‑in‑.
