Yakan - lellek

1

Short-necked (of people, animals, bottles, etc.).

A'a iyan lellek, pegge' langkew bahanen.

That person is short-necked because his shoulders are high.

2

pa-, mag-

To go back into s.t., to withdraw, recede, regress, retreat.

Iyu' batadku iyan maglellek.

My maize is ailing (lit. regresing).

Niya' a'a pasīp si behe gawang ubus bu palellek balik.

A person is peeping out of the doorway and then he goes back in again.

3

N-, mag-

-an

To push s.t. into s.t., to push or get s.o. into a difficult situation.

The actor takes active steps to get someone (or himself) into a difficult situation.

Push that drawer in; it is not really shut.

Sine ngelellekan isi bagku inin?

Who pushed the contents of my bag into it?

Ngalellekan dīne si Toto' pī dem kalabusu.

Toto' got himself put into prison.

Ngelellekan sawe'ne a'a iyan.

That person gets his companion into difficult situations.