Yakan - leppas1

leppas1

A trap (for chickens, birds, monkeys, etc.).

It is made of bamboo and string. The animal is caught in a loop of string and the loop is drawn tight by one piece of the trap that snaps back.

Meke'eddo' manuk leppaskun.

My trap caught a chicken.

pules tagen latip

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N-, mag-

To catch s.t. in a trap; to trap s.t.

I (am setting a) trap near the stream.

Leppasun manuk talun maningkowak ī'en.

Trap that wild chicken that is crowing there.

Hatu niya' ngaleppas manukkun.

Perhaps someone trapped my chicken.