Mapun - lawom 1

lawom₁

Depth.

Pooy bay ehe lawom dilaw?

How high was the tide yesterday? (Lit. What was the size of the depth?)

Sibu' lawom lowang ta.

Our holes are the same depth.

Deep; late into (the night); deep (w.r.t. thinking, common sense, wisdom, speech, understanding, etc).

Tud lawom taga' naa.

That well is very deep.

Tuli na tabi sabap lawom na bahangi.

Let's go to sleep now because it is late into the night.

pa-, ma-

pa--un

To become deeper; to make s.t. deep.

Noy palawom na lahat, bo' tabi patuwak.

When it gets to be high tide (lit. becomes deeper), then we will leave on our journey.

Palawmun me' nu ngalihan tehang naa.

Make it deep when you dig a hole for that post.

lawom bani

The peak tide at full moon.

Bong lawom bani taabut poon niyug.

When there is a peak tide at full moon the tide reaches the coconut trees.

Serious (w.r.t. a sickness).

Boonun anak nu pa hospital sabap lawom na saki na.

Take your child to the hospital because his sickness is serious.