The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo), Volume 2

5.401 Meat and Fish

a-ra-ra-a vi. be lacking; be without; often used for foods that lack something, such as spices or meat; empty, of pots.

do be˙-en nph. chicken meet.

gran n. dried, dried in the sun, of meat or fish: wak-gran dried pork; ma˙-su-gran dried beef; kut-chi-a-gran dried eel.

ka-ji n. a preparation of meat bits, eaten on special occasions, generally with rice beer.

kut-chi-a-gran n. dried eel.

ma˙-su be˙-en n. beef, (lit. cattle-meat).

mat-tin n. bundle of a special meat preparation made from a strip from the back of the animal that is rolled in a banana leaf, and may be eaten at a sacrifice and offered to a spirit.

na˙-kam n. dried fish of the ordinary kind.

na˙-tok-gran n. a kind of dried fish that Mandis prepare themselves by drying in the sun.

wak be˙-en n. pork, (lit. pig-meat).

wak-si-ri n. strips of pork fat.

5.403 Rice Preparations

chu n. rice beer: chu-bit-chi undiluted rice beer, the first rice beer from the pot; chu ok-ka-a had enough rice beer.

dam-bi n. a portion of rice beer for one person, such as might be served in a bottle or glass and given to a guest.

git-chem n. rice beer that is not the first straining to be taken from the pot.

koi n. puffed rice, popcorn. <B

mam, mam-mam n. baby word for rice.

mi-dam-bek n. very soft boiled rice, rice cooked with lots of water that can be eaten with gu-ru-ma (locally made brown sugar) or milk.

mi-ka-sim n. old rice, rice cooked earlier.

mi-pan-chi n. rice and curry mixed and ready to eat.

mi-rim n. rice grains that have been dropped and spilled while eating.

mi-sam n. rice and curry.

mi-si-sam-si n. rice and curry, (same as mi-ja-ba, mi-sam).

mu-ri n. puffed rice. <B

pu-ra n. flour, rice flour, made by soaking rice in cold water and then pounding in a teng-ki (rice pounder); food made from rice flour; powder.

rong-bet, rong-bret n. cracked rice, a snack food made by frying cracked rice dry, without water or oil.

rong-bet gin-di, rong-bret gin-di n. fried cracked rice, cracked finer than ordinary rong˙-bret, but not as fine as flour.

rong-chu n. flattened rice that is eaten as a snack.

wek-a-wek-a, wek-wak-a vi. cooked very soft, as for babies or for old people without teeth. -wek- aa. soft: go-wek-a throw mud; a-wek-a soft. dil˙-wek˙-dil˙-wek adv. good and ripe, soft, of fruit: da-wek-da-wek cooked mushily. wek-wak-ga-wak adv. cooked very soft.

5.405 Condiments, Ingredients

a-ta n. wheat flour; glue. <B

am-bi n. old yeast that is used as seed to make new yeast, (lit. grandmother).

chi-ka-sim n. water that has been kept (often overnight) for use by a ko-bi-raj (herbal doctor).

chi-ni n. sugar. <B

chun n. lime, eaten with betel leaf and areca nut. <B

el-a-chi n. cardamom. <B

gin-di n. dry powder, such as milk powder, flour.

gol-mo-ris n. pepper. <B

gu-ru-ma n. locally produced dark sugar, made by boiling the juice of sugar cane. <B

hol-di, ol-di, hel-di, el-di n. turmeric, turmeric colored, yellow. <B

ka-ri n. soda that is used in cooking, and that is either purchased or made by filtering water through ashes.

ka-ri-chi n. liquid soda solution, used in cooking.

kai-sim, ka-ri-sim, ka-sim, sim n. salt.

kas-tel n. mustard oil, used in cooking. <B

long-go n. cloves, a spice. <B

mik-kol, wan-chi mik-kol n. old yeast used as seed to make new yeast, (same as am-bi).

mo-du n. honey, papaya. <B

mo-so-la n. spices. <B

sil-so-ni tel n. mustard oil.

sim n. salt, (variant of kai-sim).

spin n. sesame.

tel n. oil. <B

wan-chi-gin-di n. yeast used for making bread.

wan-ti, chu-wan-ti, wan-chi, chu-wan-chi, man-ti, chu-man-ti n. yeast cake, yeast used for making rice beer; used also to make spots on sacrificial altars.

5.408 Purchased Foods and Snacks

bi-skut n. biscuit. <E

chi˙-a n. sweets, candy. vi. sweet.

kriim bi-skut n. a kind of purchased bisquet. <E

mi-sti n. sweets, candy. <B

ro-ti, ru-ti n. bread. <B

5.409 Other Foods

bi-stil n. cream that rises to the top of milk, egg yolk.

cha n. tea: cha-git-chak tea served without milk, (lit. red tea). <B

chi n. water, liquid: mik-chi tears; han˙-chi blood; bit-chi juice. cp. categorizing prefix for watery things: chi-bol puddle; chi-da-ri flowing stream; chi-dek pond, wide place in a stream; chi-mik spring.

da-wek-da-wek adv. cooked mushily, with too much water. wek-a-wek-a vi.

do˙-chi-pu-ra n. omelet-like dish made with eggs and rice flour.

dut n. cow's milk. <B

gul-gul-a n. round fried wheat balls; round, spherical. <B

ja-ba n. curry, side dish eaten with rice.

mi-chi n. liquid from curry, juice, gravy.

mi-ra-mis n. non-meat foods, vegetarian foods. <B

nom˙-chi-brek-a n. too soft and cooked with too much water; weak, without strength, of a person who works badly.

nom˙-min-ek-a n. very soft, of mud, fruit; cooked with too much water, of rice, tubers.

pi-ka cha n. tea served without milk. <B

pi-ta n. fried cakes eaten at celebrations. <B

sak n. greens, edible vegetable leaves. <B

sam n. curry; grass, herb; medicine.

sam-bi-jak n. vegetables, (lit. grass-leaves).

sok n. mother's milk; breast, man's nipple; animal's milk when drunk by a baby animal.

sok-bit-chi n. mother's milk, breast milk, (lit. breast-juice).

ta˙-wek n. cooked ta˙-ring, cooked arum.

5.421 Fire

a-gal n. big fire, forest fire.

ang-gal n. dead coals, bits of charcoal, lumps of ash.

gil˙-e-o-gil˙-e-o adv. glowing, of coals in a small fire.

ha˙-dip-u, a˙-dip-u n. ashes.

wal˙-, wal, wa˙-al n. fire. wal˙- cp. prefix for things connected with fire: wal˙-ku n. smoke; wal˙-tot n. device to start fire by friction; wal˙-kam-bi n. tips of flames; wal˙-ki n. burning coals; wal˙-ki-ra-ra n. lots of burning coals, glow strongly; wal˙-mi-si n. spark; wal˙-si-ri n. flames, (lit. fire-tongue).

5.422 Smoke

dil˙-mik-dil˙-mik adv. smoky.

dim-prong-dim-prong adv. smoky, dusty, swirling with a lot of smoke, blow up in dust.

dim˙-ak n. soot, as on the bottom of a cooking pot.

ga-rim-ak n. layer of smoke and soot that collects on the ceiling.

tip-a vi. smoke heavily, of a fire; ai-au wal˙-ku tip-ing-a, bang˙-en my gosh, the fire is smoking a lot.

wal˙-gu-si n. dark color left by smoke, as on the ceilings of houses; the color of smoked bamboo strips used in basket making.

wal˙-ku-a n. smoke. vi. to smoke, of a fire.

wal˙-mik-a, mik-mik-a vt. smoke, cause smoke to swirl around, fan or blow smoke; wave smoke about as part of sa-sat-su˙-a ritual; smoke out bees or animals; use smoke to blacken objects; smoke bananas to ripen them; smoke cows to be rid of mosquitoes: wal˙-ko mik-mik-a, mi-si ong˙-kat-kan make a mouse come out with smoke.

5.423 Materials and Equipment for Fires

bi-king, mes bi-king n. match box.

chan-kol n. fireplace, (A˙ chik).

cho-ka, cho-ka a˙-kol n. fireplace.

gan-chi n. bed of firewood for cremation.

git-tang-si-si, git-tang-sik-sik adv. not yet dry, of firewood.

ha˙-bol, a˙-bol n. firewood.

ha˙-bol bi-pek, a˙-bol bi-pek n. small firewood.

hul-a n. dried jute stalks, often used for taking a fire from one place to another, firebrand.

ja˙-bak n. a carefully piled and orderly stack, of firewood, thatch, etc.

ja˙-si, a˙-bol ja˙-si n. small firewood, (lit. toe).

ka-ti n. a small prepared stick, matchstick, stick used to beat gongs. <B

ku˙-chon-a vi. small, of firewood, mouths; quiet-voiced.

mes n. match. <E

wal so˙-gip-a, wal su˙-gip-a nph. bamboo device to make fire by friction.

wal˙-bi-ma n. match.

wal˙-jem n. firebrand, a bundle of lighted sticks, used for illumination or to carry fire to another place.

wal˙-tot n. bamboo device for kindling fire by friction, match.

5.424 Light, Burn, Extinguish

ching˙-it-a vt. light, as a lamp.

kam-a vi. burn, blaze.

kam-gil-gil-a vi. burn on the surface only.

kam-kring-krang-a vi. incompletely burned.

kam-ret-a vi. burn partly.

kim-it-a, sik-kim-it-a vt. extinguish, put out, as a fire or match; turn off, hurricane lamp, flashlight.

net-a vt. turn on, shine with light, candle, burning sticks, etc. in order to see; shine on, illuminate: lait-cha net-e ni-ing-a, chau˙-kok-ko see the thief by shining a light.

rat-a, wal˙-e rat-a vt. make fire by using friction.

ru-kim-it-a vt. pour on (water) to put out fire.

si-a vi. go out, of fire, lamp, (lit. die).

si-it-a vt. extinguish, put out, of hurricane lamp, etc., (lit. cause to die).

sik-pu-pu-a vt. blow up fire, as by blowing through a tube.

sin-il-a, sin-il-et-a vt. push forward, of firewood into a fire; direct toward; aim at; extend a hand, as to a child to help her get up: a˙-bol-ko wal sin-il-a push firewood into a fire.

sip-prong-a, sprong-a vt. blow; blow up fire; blow off dust, dirt; blow rice beer over a sick person during a sacrifice; fly about in the air, of dust, powder; blow out, of matches, hurricane lamp, etc.

so˙-a, su˙-a vt. burn, ignite, light fire, candle, etc.; feed fire with firewood; singe a pig over fire to remove hair.

so˙-chip-a vt. burn completely.

so˙-e net-a vt. light, shine, as a hurricane lamp, oil lamp.

so˙-ga-det-a, so˙-gat-a vt. feed firewood into fire.

so˙-sim-prak-a vt. blacken with fire, scorch, as when a butchered pig is scorched to clean it and remove its hair.

tot-a vt. strike a match, knock against, hit against; bump heads.

tot-chrak-a vt. strike forcefully, as a match.

5.425 Shine, Flare Up

ching˙-a vi. shine, not necessarily brightly, of sun, moon, fire, candles, hurricane lamp, flashlight, TV screen, gold; light up, flame up.

ching˙-dim-dim-a vi. flame up strongly, burn vigorously.

dim-dim-a, wal dim-dim-a vi. burn vigorously, brightly.

ding˙-chik-il-a vi. burn very strongly.

gil˙-jik-gil˙-jik adv. flaming up strongly, putting out heat; rich and having a lot of possessions.

hil˙-im-hil˙-im adv. flame up, burn strongly.

jil˙-au-a vi. flare up, of fire; do lightning.

jra-o-jra-o adv. flaming up, burning vigorously, brightly.

jrang-a vi. be light, in contrast to darkness; become light, in twilight, in moonlight, as clouds clear up, as lamps are turned on; burn up strongly, of fire, lamps.

5.426 Warm Up

hang-a vt. hold hands up to the fire to warm them; warm or dry objects such as cloth or paper by holding them up to the fire.

him-a, im-a vt. hold something up to the fire to warm it or dry it, hands to warm, a pot to dry: te˙-rik bi-jak-ko him-a warm banana leaves at the fire (to soften them so that they do not break); press on, as heated medicinal herbs are pressed on on a sore spot; darken bamboo strips in smoke.

5.429 Tobacco and Smoking

bi-ri n. small cigarette. <B

chok-ken-da, chok-kan-da, chok-ken-ta n. cigarette butt.

chong˙-ket-ta n. butt of a cigarette.

da-ba n. water pipe, for smoking. <B

kol-ki n. pottery top of a water pipe that holds the tobacco. <B

mol-a n. fragrant mixture of tobacco and molasses used for smoking with a water pipe. <B

noi-cha, da-ba noi-cha n. wooden post of a water pipe. <B

si-get, si-gret, si-ga-ret n. cigarette. <E

ta-mak, ta-mak-ku n. tobacco. <B

ta-muk n. tobacco; the tobacco that is used in a water pipe, (same as mol-a). <B

tek-kra, tek-la, ti-kra, ti-kil-a n. little plug of earth placed in the bottom of a kol-ki (pottery pipe bowl) to keep the tobacco from falling through. <B

5.432 Pots, Pottery

boi-om n. small, straight-sided pottery storage jar for salt, sugar, etc. <B

cha-ri n. large open bowl for holding bathing water.

chi-wa˙-sing n. a bamboo tube water container.

chok-kel-a n. small earthen pot.

dik-ka n. an earthenware pot together with its cane sling that is used for brewing rice beer.

dik-kil-eng n. broken pieces of pottery.

dik-ku-li n. a very small earthenware pot, smaller even than a dik-te pi˙-sa.

dik-te, dik-ti n. smallish pot, often but not necessarily earthenware, for water, etc., smaller than a gim-bi.

dik-te pi˙-sa, dik-ti pi˙-sa n. small pot.

dik-te sa-rong n. middle sized pot, larger than dik-ti pi˙-sa.

dik-tom n. large round open mouthed earthenware pot, used for brewing rice beer. Does not include a cane sling.

dip-dip-ing n. wooden base for a pot.

ga-bil-a n. big open bowl, of pottery or metal. <B

gim-bi n. large water pot, bigger than a dik-te.

gim-bi rong-dal-a n. large gimbi.

kak-si n. spouted earthenware pot.

me˙-dik, mi˙-dik n. rice cooking pot.

me˙-dik sam-dik, mi˙-dik sam-dik n. cooking pots and pans, (lit. rice-pot curry-pot).

pa-ra n. open earthenware dish, pottery holder for coals that give smoke in sa-sat su˙-a ceremony.

pa-ra-pi˙-sa n. small earthenware dish.

rong-dik n. earthenware storage pot with no neck and a large mouth, used to store rice; the thick part at the base of a banana trunk, (lit. banana-round pot).

rot-a n. small round metal or earthenware water pot. <B

sa-rong n. smallish water pot.

sam-dik n. curry cooking pot.

5.434 Dishes

ba-ti n. small bowl, saucer. <B

but-ol n. bottle. <E

gil-as n. drinking glass. <E

kap n. cup. <E

ko-ra n. small bowl. <B

mat-chu-ra n. stopper for a bottle, cork, bottle cap.

rang-tal n. plate, dish.

rot-a-rang-tal n. dishes, cooking utensils.

5.436 Metal Utensils

a-ta-sil n. a metal ladle, spoon.

bal-ti n. pail, bucket. <B

bot-na, bot-ni n. spouted metal or earthen pot, used in latrine. <B

cha-mos n. spoon. <B

jok n. water pitcher, jug, usually aluminum. <E

jor-na n. watering pot. <B

ko-ta n. can, food tin. <B

koi-ra, ko-rai-a n. round-bottomed cooking pan with two handles, wok. <B

sil-dang-kep n. metal tongs, tweezers.

sil-sok n. a little metal cooking tool, with one sharp end for poking and one flat end for stirring.

5.438 Miscellaneous Kitchen Equipment

a˙-kam-pi n. shell of a snail ( a-pi); snail shell used to scrape pots.

al-a-ni n. pole with cloth knot tied at one end used to push rice into the hole of a teng-ki (rice pounder).

al-pat n. wooden rice rake, a pusher with long handle and half moon shaped end for spreading rice to dry.

ba-sur, ba-sul n. the smaller of the two grindstones, the stone that is held in the hand and used against the flat lower stone, (same as rong˙-te pi˙-sa). <B

brak n. ladle with a scoop, generally made from bamboo, used for stirring and serving, esp. for curry.

cha˙-am n. mortar for pounding rice.

da-kon, da-kin-i n. a cover for a pot with a central knob to lift it by, lid. <B

dang˙-kep n. tongs: sil-dang-kep iron tongs; wa˙-dang-kep bamboo tongs; bol-dang-kep wooden tongs.

don-chak-gip-a n. holder, container, storage place, place to put something.

geng-reng n. a filter for soda.

jan-ti n. central tube of a rice beer pot through which beer is strained.

me˙-gon, mi˙-gon n. stick for stirring rice.

mit-chu-ra n. cork, plug, cap, screw top of a bottle.

na˙-kam wa˙-sing n. bamboo tube used for storing dried fish.

pong n. ladle made from a gourd and used esp. for rice beer.

reng-si n. a string or stick on which to hang flowers, fruit, fish, pork, etc.; needle.

rim-ol, rong˙-te rim-ol n. the smaller (upper) grindstone that is held in the hand; rice-pounding pestle.

rong˙-te, rong˙-ti n. the flat (lower) grindstone; the weight used on a balance scale; stone, rock.

rong˙-te-ni pi˙-sa, rong˙-te pi˙-sa n. the smaller (upper) grindstone that is held in the hands, (lit. stone's child).

wa˙-sing, wa˙-ni wa˙-sing n. bamboo cup, bamboo tube used for storage or for blowing up fire.

5.451 Rice

al-ai-a vt. sweep rice into hole of a teng-ki (rice pounder). <B

al-u-a vt. pound rice by the old method, without roasting it first.

ba-si-a vt. sort out unhusked grains of rice individually.

chim-a-a vt. first of the three poundings of rice in a rice pounder.

chip-ok-a vt. second of the three rice poundings.

cho-a, cho-sam-a, cho-sram-a vt. winnow, use a winnowing tray.

ham˙-pil-a vt. sweep rice into the hole of a rice pounder; stir, turn, turn away, turn around, turn over, reverse. vi. turn over, as in bed.

ja-ri-a vt. shake with a circular rice tray and with a circular motion, to sort and sift grain.

jing˙-jing˙-a vt. shake something, as a circular rice tray when sorting rice; shake a finger, fist or knife at someone as a threat.

ke-rok-a, ki-rok-a vt. shake a winnowing basket back and forth to separate the rice from the husks.

ma-ra-a vt. knock off grain, by cattle. <B

ma˙-si-a, ba-si-a vt. last stage of husking rice when one gets rid of bi-ma (husks that have no grains) by picking them out by hand.

rit-a vt. roast rice with some water to prepare it for pounding.

rok-a vt. push rice into the hole of a teng-ki (rice pounder) with an al-pat (push tool); scrape, scrape off, as a dirty pot; shave, cut hair, with scissors or razor. ma-rang rok-a vph. remove evil and pollution ( ma-rang); dispose of ma-rang by means of an egg sacrifice using bamboo that has been shaved so as to make a 'beard'. -rok- aa. scrape, scrape off, knock off, remove, rub: dok-rok-a knock one thing against another, as to clear dirt from a basket; rep-rok-a cut off peel; dang-rok-a scrape out, as dirt or weeds; rim˙-rok-a rub, rub with the palm, massage, pet an animal; rep-rok-a carve off bits from the surface; ot-rok-a sweep.

sal-srik-a vt. make smooth, as by scraping a knife on bamboo; clean; push rice into hole of a rice pounder with an al-pat (pushing tool).

su˙-chek-chek-a vi. well and thoroughly pounded and clean, of rice; poke here and there with a tool.

su˙-gel-gel-a vt. leave rice threshing unfinished, without all the poundings.

su˙-krep-a vt. pound something in a rice pounder; crush, as fingers get pounded by mistake in a rice pounder.

su˙-srok-a vt. third and final pounding of rice in a rice pounder, to whiten it.

5.453 Wrapping, Bundles, Portions, Servings

a-git-cha n. another, as an another helping of food, another person.

bi-tin n. piece, chunk, of meat, sugar, soap, sweets, etc.

cho˙-a, chu˙-a vt. wrap in a banana leaf by folding it into a rectangular bundle, esp. for servings of rice.

cho˙-chok-a, chu˙-chok-a vt. tie up in a folded banana leaf bundle.

cho˙-gep-a, chu˙-gep-a vt. tie up in a folded banana leaf bundle, esp. rice: i˙-sal-o mi sa-e cho˙-gep-a tie up the rice in a banana leaf.

cho˙-tep-a, chu˙-tep-a vt. wrap in folded banana leaves.

gop-a vt. cook by wrapping food in banana leaves.

mat-tin n. bundle of a special meat preparation made from a strip from the back of the animal that is rolled in a banana leaf, and may be offered to a spirit at a sacrifice.

mi-dap n. wrapped portion of rice, serving.

mi-dap-a vt. wrap up rice.

mi-dap-sam-dap n. serving sized portions of rice and curry, when wrapped in leaves.

mi-pal n. rice portion, serving, share, esp. when wrapped in a banana leaf.

sam-dap n. wrapped up portion of curry, serving. sam-dap-a vi. wrap up curry portions in banana leaves.

sam-pal n. bundle of curry, (same as sam-dap).

srom-a vt. wrap in a banana leaf so that the sides are brought up to form a mouth that is then tied shut, usually for curry.

tep-a vt. wrap up as in folded banana leaves, with wrapper folded over, (same as cho˙-gep-a). -tep- aa.: cho˙-tep-a wrap in folded banana leaves; so˙-tep-a cook in folded banana leaves.

5.455 Brewing Rice Beer (cf. 5.403 Rice Preparation)

chek-a vt. filter, stain, mix, sift, esp. for filtering rice beer.

kit-bol-bol-a vt. stir up rice in a beer pot with the hand, in order to spoil it.

nang-chek-chek-a vi. stage of rice beer when it is well mixed and good to drink; fine, rich, plentiful, well developed, ripe, of fruit, rice, etc.

pu-a vt. spread over, sprinkle over, as to spread yeast over rice in making beer; pour, let fall from the hand, of dry things, powder; add dry ingredients to food when cooking, of salt, soda, etc.

song˙-a vt. brew beer, cook.

wan-ti, chu-wan-ti, wan-chi, chu-wan-chi, man-ti, chu-man-ti n. yeast cake, yeast used for making rice beer; used also to make spots on sacrificial altars.

5.458 Food Preparation, Misc.

cho-ai-a vt. get oil from: wak-ni mit-im-ko tel cho-ai-ing-a get oil from pig fat.

dit-a vt. filter water through ashes to obtain soda; filled with liquid, as water behind a barrier, breasts filled with milk.

nong-chak-a vt. grind spices, etc. with grindstones: ol-di nong-chak-gip-a rong˙-ti a stone for grinding turmeric.

o-chrak-a, u-chrak-a vt. peel off skin, remove peel.

o-drak-a, u-drak-a vt. peel, remove peel.

pe˙-a, pi˙-a vt. grind flour; gin cotton; break; clear fields; make change.

ru-gek-a vt. filter ashes to get soda, pour a large quantity.

sa-a vt. serve, pass out food; spread out food to distribute; spread out rice on a mat when making rice beer.

sa-pak-a vt. distribute cooked rice from a pot before it is wrapped, put out on plates.

sak-ki-a vt. strain, as milk, to remove dirt, etc.

skong-a vt. separate from liquid, as cream that rises to the top, or dirt that sinks to the bottom.

ting-ting-a, wa˙-sing ting-ting-a vt. pound into, as into a bamboo tube.

5.472 Eating

cha˙-a vt. eat, nurse; eat away at, by water or by a disease; live by means of; erupt, come out, of a skin disease; receive monetary compensation as as a result of a legal case.

cha˙-bing-bang-a vt. eat bad things, from ignorance or carelessness.

cha˙-brek ring-brek adv. eat and drink when one is not supposed to, as when under a taboo or when food has been forbidden because of illness.

cha˙-brok-a vi. spoiled by being bitten or chewed on.

cha˙-chak-a vt. suitable for eating, have enough space for food, as a plate: rang-tal-o mi cha˙-chak-a the rice fits on a plate.

cha˙-chip-chip-a vt. mouth carefully in tasting, suck on something, such as a lozenge.

cha˙-chip-chip-e ron˙-a vph. chew food ahead to give to a baby.

cha˙-chot-a vt. eat up, finish food: mi-ko cha˙-chot-a finish eating the rice.

cha˙-dam-a vt. eat regularly in the same place.

cha˙-dik-a vt. not good to eat, taste bad.

cha˙-dil-a vt. feed.

cha˙-e gal-a vt. not finish the food, eat part only, eat some and throw away the rest.

cha˙-gal-gal-a, cha˙-ga-gal-a vt. eat quickly.

cha˙-jring-a vt. always eat, eat regularly.

cha˙-kan-di-a vt. eat half, eat some and leave some.

cha˙-kim-bak-a vt. eat just a bit and quit, eat in part, not finish.

cha˙-kin-ap-a vt. good to eat.

cha˙-mong-song-a vt. eat enough.

cha˙-nem-a vt. eat sandy foods.

cha˙-pa-rik-a dong-pa-rik-a vph. eating and staying at someone else's place.

cha˙-pak-a vt. eat along the way, eat while going somewhere.

cha˙-pek-a vt. eat constantly, everything.

cha˙-pin-ek-a vt. crush and make soft by chewing.

cha˙-ring-ja vt. eat late, eat at the wrong time.

cha˙-rok-rok-a vt. eat here and there, inconsistently, as ants eat wood.

cha˙-si-a vi. echo in cha˙-dik-a cha˙-si-a taste bad, bad to eat.

cha˙-sim-sim-a vt. eat up, finish.

cha˙-trip-trip-a vt. eat by many, as by insects when eating bamboo, cloth, books.

chik-a vt. bite, by people, mosquitoes, etc.; bite by mit-i (spirits) when they cause disease; biting cold; cause rash; attack, of laziness.

chik-ak-a vt. bite off.

chik-kim-bak-a vt. take a bite from and leave some.

chik-ku-rak-a vt. bite into pieces.

chik-pin-ek-a vt. chew hard, chew and crush.

chik-pret-a vt. bite through, make a hole by biting.

chik-sot-a vt. bite off, as a pig might bite off its rope.

chik-tet-a vt. bite off a piece, eat as a dog eats by grabbing with the mouth.

chik-wak-a vt. bite off pieces, as one eats an apple or banana; bite and hold, as an animal does.

cho˙-ot-cho˙-ot adv. by sucking, on a straw, arm, etc.: cho˙-ot-cho˙-ot dak-e ring-a drink by sucking.

chop-a vt. suck on snails to eat them.

kal-bong vt. someone who eats anything, glutton; place for rubbish, garbage pit.

kre-o-kre-o adv. with a cracking sound, of eating food that is not fully cooked, of a dry leaf being crushed, of an egg breaking.

ku˙-ma-ku˙-ma adv. with a full mouth.

min-ok-a vt. swallow; eclipse of sun or moon.

sal-srip-a, sal-sip-a vt. slurp, suck; sniff to smell, sniff with the nose for something that smells good; sniffle with a cold; suck water with trunk, of an elephant.

spom-a vt. hold inside the mouth without chewing, as water, betel, etc.

srip-srip, srip-e-srip-e adv. sloppily, as when eating a liquid or of wet food.

wak-wak-a adv. eat very quickly.

5.474 Drinking

grak-grak, grok-grok adv. in gulps, of drinking.

ring-a vt. drink; take medicine orally, both liquids and pills; smoke tobacco.

ring-chak-a vi. fit in, hold, of a drink: ring-chak-gip-a gil-as glass that holds the drink.

ring-chot-a, ring-chot-chot-a vt. slurp, as tea; suck, as on a straw, drink up; finish drinking with a slurp, as through a straw.

ring-dam-bu-a vt. drink a lot.

ring-drak-a vt. drink a lot at one time.

ring-gek-a vt. while drinking, in the midst of drinking.

ring-pak-a vt. drink along the way.

ring-pek-a vt. choke on water as when swimming or drinking; somewhat drunk from rice beer.

ring-srip-a, ring-sip-a vt. slurp, as when drinking hot tea from a plate, hot soup from a spoon; drink through a straw; drink part but leave part, what a mosquito does when it bites.

5.477 Meals

mi-a-tam n. evening rice meal.

mi-pring n. morning rice meal.

mi-sal n. morning or noon rice meal.

na-sta n. breakfast, snack, small meal, meal without boiled rice. <B

no-sta n. echo in na-sta no-sta breakfast, snack. <B

5.478 Feed, Spit Out Food, etc.

a-dal-a, ha-dal-a vt. feed animals, esp. pigs. <B

al-du-a vt. provide food for, feed; care for, support, of animals, children.

be˙-el-a vt. take food out of one's mouth, to throw it away or to give it to a baby after premastication.

be˙-el-e gal-a vt. spit up, of babies.

be˙-el-e ron˙-a vph. give food to a baby after premasticating it.

bre-a, bri-a vt. spit out small amounts, as a bit of dirt, old betel cud.

bre-gal-a vi. spit out and throw away.

chik-e gal-a vph. bite off and spit out.

cho˙-cho-a, chu˙-chu-a vt. feed a baby with food that one has already chewed.

chu˙-chu-pil˙-a, chu˙-chu-e du˙-a n. chew and spit out food to prepare it for feeding to a baby.

du˙-a vt. feed solid food, such as rice, to a child or invalid; feed at a festival by putting food directly in someone's mouth; feed domestic animals, bait birds.

du˙-gek-gek-a vt. feed by force.

el˙-bu-a, hel˙-bu-a vt. spit out food, vomit a small amount, especially of a baby spitting up milk.

kan-a vt. feed, of liquids, including breast milk.

kan-gek-a, kan-gek-gek-a vt. force someone to drink, as when serving rice beer.

5.479 Eating and Drinking, Other

cha˙-chot-chot-a, sok cha˙-chot-chot-a vt. suckle, suck the breast.

ha˙-nem-a vi. mixed with dirt, tasting of dirt, of food.

kang-ket-a vt. choke on, as on a fish bone, or on water when drinking; stuck in the throat: ang-a do˙-greng-ko at-ta-ka kang-ket-a I suddenly choked on a chicken bone.

nim-a vt. forbid, restrict, as some kinds of food to a sick person; do without: mi-ko nim-bo, sal-ha sal-gin-i avoid rice for a day or two.

rek-keng-a, rik-keng-e cha˙-a vt. eat bones and all.

rok-rok, rok-rok cha˙-a adv. eat up, finish: ang-a rok-rok cha˙-tok-jok I ate up everything.