tonob trans. to temper metal. Tonoban yu tun gaud ta adi katinnupu. Temper this spade so that it will not dull easily. Itnob mu nan otak. Place the machete in the fire to be tempered. Inilanan muntonob te mun-udi. He knows how to temper metal because he is a blacksmith. Natnoban mo nan otak te makataddom. The bolo has been tempered because it is very sharp. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, i‑/iN‑, muN‑/nuN‑, ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an. 5C Goal oriented sites. (sem. domains: 1.2.2.3 - Metal.)
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tu-ul 1comm. a protrusion, e.g. a swelling, a lump in the body. (sem. domains: 2.5.6.3 - Swell.) 2sta. to have a swelling or protrusion. Waday natu-ul hi uluna te nitipog. His head has a swelling because it was bumped. 3trans. to form a mound. [Mounds are usually made in ricefields for planting vegetables during the fallow season.] Tu-ulon yu nan gabyonon yu ta adi mianud nan mitanom. Make mounds of the soil you are hoeing so that the things planted will not be carried away by water. Wada nan tinibok an natu-ul an luta ot ek gaudon ya waday nilubuk an nakatten tagu. I saw a mound of earth so I went to spade it and there was a dead person buried. Napnu bo tuwali nan lata ya tagan da pay di ha-ad ot makattu-ul mo. The can was filled but they continued to place more and so it was heaping full (lit. mounded). ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑, maka‑. 4A Change the structure of an object. (sem. domains: 6.2.2 - Land preparation.)
yadok trans. to push something back and forth vigorously, e.g. a spade, shovel or other instrument is used to put more pressure on something. Iyadaok mu nan gaud ta makhat nan lamut na. Push the spade back and forth so that the roots will be cut. i‑/iN‑, muN‑/nuN‑. 3E Move an object directionally. Sim: yadyad. (sem. domains: 7.7.4 - Press.)
