Mapun - ehe

ehe

1.1

Size.

Pooy ehe na?

What size is it?

pa-

To become big or large; grow bigger.

Paehe na baha' mata nu.

The swelling of your eye is getting bigger.

ma-

-an

pa--an, pa--un

To enlarge, expand, make s.t. big.

Paeheyan do' kompang pantalun ku.

Enlarge the waste on my pants.

Bong ko nahian aku badju', paeheyun.

If you sew me a shirt, make it big.

ehe-ehe/kaehe

One's state of being a certain size. [When ehe-ehe is used, the focus is on being small for one's size. When kaehe is used, the focus is on being already big.]

Ehe-ehe nu, panday na ko dilawut.

At your size, and you already know how to fish.

Kaehe nu maka ehe-ehe ku boo nu gi ku sisuntuk.

At your (big) size and my (little) size and you still want to get me to box with you.

kaeheyan

To be overcome by the size of s.t.

Ilooy man anak ku ya' bay kaā sibogod sabap lay kaeheyan.

The reason my child didn't win in wrestling was because he was overcome by the size of his opponent.

1.2

ma-, sipa-

pama-

pa--un

To honor; to praise; to glorify.

Yuk Tuhan ni Nabi Musa, "Paeheun bi ku ta' punu tuu."

God said to the prophet Moses, "Honor me on this mountain."

Subay kam panday mag-arat ni jama pamaehe ni indu'-mma' bi.

You should know how to act respectfully towards people in order to bring honor to your parents.