Search results for "lawang"

lawang comm. planting season, the rice seedlings are transplanted from the seed bed to the field. [Transplanting of seedlings from seed beds to paddies takes place from early December through January.] general: Some speakers call this season kiwang, rather than lawang. Cal: iwang, lawang, ti-algo, ahitul-u, ahiani. (sem. domains: 6.2 - Agriculture.)

kint’og comm. a blanket with off-white color smaller than the balawang; mostly used as a baby blanket. Nan kintog di iulo yu nah golang an nahuyop. Use the small-blanket on the sleeping child. Sim: balawang. (sem. domains: 5.1 - Household equipment.)

iwang comm. refers to the period of ricefield preparation including weeding, making mulch mounds, mending dikes, spading and transplanting. [This period lasts 4-5 months.] Cal: iwang, lawang, ti-algo, ahitul-u, ahiani. (sem. domains: 6.2 - Agriculture.)

balawang (sp. var. bawwang) comm. a blanket with off-white color; red and white middle. Hay balawang di ulon di nawotwot. The balawang is the blanket of the poor. Sim: kint’og. (sem. domains: 5.1.1 - Furniture.)

ahitul-u (comp. of tul-u, ahi) nom. the rice harvest season. [This is the time of homecomings, drinking, making rice cakes and merry-making; June and July.] Cal: iwang, lawang, ti-algo, ahitul-u, ahiani; Gen: ahi; Syn: ahiani. (sem. domains: 8.4.1 - Period of time, 6.2 - Agriculture, 6.2.5 - Harvest.)

ahiani (comp. of ani, ahi) nom. season for harvesting rice. [This is also a time for homecomings, drinking, making rice cakes, and merry-making; months of June and July] Magibbuy ahiani ne ahiyak umali. After rice harvest time, then I will come. Dakol di baya nah ahi ani. There is much rice wine during harvest season. Cal: iwang, lawang, ti-algo, ahitul-u, ahiani; Gen: ahi; Syn: ahitul-u. (sem. domains: 8.4.1 - Period of time, 6.2 - Agriculture.)

ti-algo (sp. var. tialgo) comm. refers to the 3-month dry season, March through May; time for people to travel and visit one another; time to burn areas for swidden plots and shift farms; summer. Cal: iwang, lawang, ti-algo, ahitul-u, ahiani. (sem. domains: 8.4.1 - Period of time.)