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lappi'
A fold in s.t. (as the hem on a garment, a section of pages in a book to mark s.t., etc.).
Lay tattas lappi' pantalun ku.
The hem on my pants came undone.
Partially bent or folded under or back (like the corner edge on the cover of a book, the overhang on a metal roof after being bent by wind, etc.).
Lappi' na sapaw naa me' baliyu landos.
That metal roof is bent back because of the strong winds.
N-, pa-, mag--redup
-an
-un, -an
To bend or fold s.t. over (as when marking a page in a book, hemming a garment, etc.).
The -un imp. focuses more on folding or bending s.t. over in order to make room to do s.t. else. The -an imp. focuses more on affecting a part of s.t. by bending, folding or hemming.
Lay palappi' sapaw naa le' baliyu.
That roof has become bent over by the wind.
Soy bay ngalappi' kuwit būk tuu?
Who folded the cover back/under on this book?
To be defeated (fig); unable to stand up to s.o. in a fight.
Lay lappi' team kami le' team jama Tana' Makket.
Our team was defeated (lit. folded back) by the team from Tana' Makket.
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