Yakan - tabu'2

tabu'2

Closed (of things where two sides meet as a blouse, wound, mouth, etc.).

Tabu' ne lānin we' sabet.

The road is closed (overgrown with) by weeds.

Kewuli'an ne bakatkun, tiya' ne tabu'.

My wound is healed already; it is closed.

N-, mag-

To close or shut s.t.

Tabu'un gawangin bang kew paluwas.

Shut the door when you go out.

I will just button up (lit. close) my blouse.

Gey ku ta'u nabu' badju'ku inin.

I don’t know how to close this blouse of mine.

Tabu'un behenun, da'a kew luwal pabanga'.

Shut your mouth; don’t always be open-mouthed.

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tabu'an

The thing one closes s.t. with (as buttons, zipper, pin, brooch, clasp in jewelry, etc.).

Niya' tabu'anku dembuwa' (dublun).

I have one brooch (a gold coin).

Luka tabu'an badju'kun.

The buttons of my blouse are open.

Magka'at tabu'an gallangkun.

The lock of my bracelet is broken.

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