tabas₁ 1comm. a lowland machete with wooden handle; primarily used for cutting grass. Nan tabas di punggaat mu. Use the lowland machete to cut grass. Sim: pinahhig, kalatyaw. (sem. domains: 6.2.8 - Agricultural tool.) 2trans. to cut with lowland machete. Tabasom nadan holok nah dalan. Cut the grasses along the path. Adika mih-up ke hiya te tumabas Do not go near him because he will cut you. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. Language Of Borrowing: Tagalog.
