Mapun - dau

dau

The flower shoot of a coconut or betel nut.

Dau niyug man jama kole' tuba'.

The flower shoot of a coconut is what people get coconut wine from.

dauhan

Having coconut flower shoots.

N-

To begin to produce coconut or betel nut flower shoots.

Bong tana' mahap, boho' liman taun niyug ngandau na.

If soil is good, it only takes five years for a coconut tree to begin to produce flower shoots.