Yakan - tellas

tellas

Heartwood (the hard center of a tree).

Not all trees have a hard center.

Bang kite hinang olom iye ineddo'in tellasnen pegge' pagen.

When we make a post we take its (the tree’s) heartwood because it is strong.

That tree has already heartwood because it is very old.

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tellasan, magtellas

To get or form heartwood (of trees).

Ga' pe tellasan kayu iyan, iyu' pe bata'.

That tree has not yet formed heartwood; it is still young.

Bang kayu iyan gey magtellas.

That tree will not form heartwood.