taab trans. to cut out wedges in wood or tree; to notch wood. Mahapul an taaban nan kaiw hin longhom. You need to cut a wedge (on the trunk) first if you are going to fell a tree. Muntaab da hi kaiw. They are cutting out wedges on the wood. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, muN‑/nuN‑. 5B Changing state of site by removal of something. (sem. domains: 7.8.3 - Cut.) der. tinaab