Yakan - kissup

To be partially closed.

Bang a'a Sina' kissup matanen.

Chinese people have their eyes partially closed.

Kissup ne behe kupungin we' sabetin.

The opening of the well is already partially closed because of the weeds.

kitup piru'

pakissup

To close s.t. partially (as a door), turn down (flame of kerosene lamp).

Pakissupun kayat peyita'an iyan.

Turn down the flame in that lamp.

Pakissupne gawangin.

She closed the door partially.

For s.t. to close in; for sides to come closer together.

Bulak inin ga'i sali'-sali' luhanen. Luha si dempōng, tekka la'i si dempōng pakissup ne.

The width of this land is not the same. On one end it is wide, on the other end it (the sides) comes close together.

Ga'i ku bahani pī diyalem lowang iyan kaw pakissup bulakin.

I am not brave enough to go into that hole lest the soil will cave in.

Bang la'i pe lubut-lubutin dem tahik bu antante pakissup.

If the sea anemone is still in the sea and one touches it, it closes (its tentacles).

N-, mag- -an (repet.), mag- redup. (repet.)

For s.t. to close tightly, clamp down (as a clam); close in, cave in (as soil); to flicker (as a light).

The flickering occurs because fuel or power supply is intermittent (as if closed and opened).

Da'a antananun behe kime iyan ngissup iyan.

Don’t touch the opening of that clam; it clamps down.

Ngissup ko' bulakin bang kite pī dem lowang.

They say the soil will cave in if we go into the hole.

We'ey peyita'an iyan magkissup-kissup (magkissupan)? Kulang ne gāsne.

Why is that light flickering? (Flame getting smaller, then flaring up.) There is little kerosene left.

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