Yakan - tekken

tekken

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To press or push down on s.t. (with the hand).

When he sits down he presses (his hand) down on the floor.

Tekkenun ko' kātas iyan duk gey tapale baliyu.

Press down on that paper, if you will, so that it won’t be blown by the wind.

Tekkenanun bakatnu iyan duk gey paguwa' laha'nen.

Press down on your wound so that the blood won’t come out.

Lemmi' ku magtekken bakat sawe'ku.

I feel repulsed pressing on the wound of my companion.

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de tekkenan timbō'

Measurement of the width of one finger (lit. the pressing down of one forefinger).

De tekkenan timbō' du tala bettiskun amban behe lelipanin.

My foot was one finger’s width from the mouth of the centipede.