Yakan - bowet

bowet

N-, mag-

To suspend s.t. (from above); hang up s.t.

Bakas ku mowet paraka' isihan kenna duk ga'i ta'eddo' meyong.

I suspended the basket with fish in it so that the cat will not get it.

Bowetun ne mustakerohin.

Hang up the mosquito net now.

toweng tonton, tuntun tongket

kumembowet

For s.t. to be suspended, hung up (all over, of many things).

Kumembowet ne hadja me' buwa'-buwa'nen diyalem luma'ne.

Her decorations are hung up all over her house.

pa-, mag- -an (repet.)

To hang on to s.t.

Bang niya' palabey jīp pabowet ne ku hadja bang ga'i ku taduwa'.

If a jeep comes by I will just hang on to it if I can’t get in.

Nakanak iyan luwal magbowetan diyata' pange kayu miya'an.

That child always hangs onto the branches of that tree.

kapet

bowetan

A handle, suspension, hanging.

Anything that is used to suspend s.t. from.

Bekkat bowetan bagnen.

The handle of her bag broke.

Basi' inin hinangku bowetan jambangan.

This wire I will use for hanging the plants.

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