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bekkat
For s.t. to break (of rope, thread, wire).
Bekkat pahayanganin pegge' bohat semmekin.
The clothesline is broken because the clothes are heavy.
N-, mag- (repet.)
To break s.t. (like thread, wire, rope).
Bekkatun ko' nayilon inin bang takole'nu ke.
Break this nylon (rope) if you can.
Ga'i takole'ku mekkat ingket inin pegge' hadje.
I am not able to break this rope because it is thick.
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bekkatan
colloquial
To be in an extremity about s.t.; to exert great effort in doing s.t. (lit. to be broken about s.t.).
Bekkatan kami magsaye.
We convulsed with laughter.
Bekkatan ku we' haggutin.
I am freezing with cold.
Bekkatan ku mikil.
I am racking my brain thinking (about it).
Bekkatan ku maghinang bu ga'i du ku ngatu dayahan.
I am slaving but I can’t get rich.
bekkat napasnen
His breath broke. Euphemism for: he died.
magbekkat buwey
To break off a relationship (lit. breaking of rattan).
A piece of rattan is broken as a visible sign by the elders and as a ‘witness’ if family members are so much at enmity that they publicly declare not to be family members any longer.
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