keneg
Hard; tough; firm; refers to tough meat, or objects that are usually hard to begin with, such as a rock or a piece of wood, table, book, metal.
Keneg i pongan tep kejow.
The pillow is hard because it is wood.
Stuck; refers to doors, windows, drawers that won’t open.
Ekak mahadohat i bengbeng tep keneg.
I can’t open the door because it is stuck.
on- (AG)
Onkeneg i akow na pithek na payow.
The sun makes the soil of the rice field hard.
The thing that causes something to become stuck.
ma-
makneg
Usually tough, firm, hard, solid (as for food).
Makneg i bohi na nowang no eg mayto-to.
Water buffalo meat is tough if it is not cooked well.
on- (TH)
onkeneg/ mankekeneg/ kimeneg
To become hard or tough or firm.
Kimeneg i payow na kathi-kathin na too.
The rice field was hardened by the footsteps of people.
To become stuck.
No on-oran, nakimeneg i bengbeng.
When it rains, the door sticks.
-en (TH)
keknegen/ kenega/ kineg,
meN-
mengneg/ mankekeneg/ iyangneg,
me-
mekneg/ emangkekneg or emangkekeneg/ iyakneg
To cause to become hard, tough, firm.
Kineg na nowang payow tep nagwariy chanom to.
The water buffalo made the rice field hard because it (the field) had no water (and so the ground became packed hard).
Kineg na akow i saminto.
The sun hardened the cement.
Iyangneg i kathin na nowang cha payow.
The footsteps of the water buffalo made the rice field hard.
To cause to become stuck.
Keknegan na oran i bengbeng.
The rain will make the door stick.
i- (TH)
ikneg or ikeneg/ inkeneg,
mengi-
mengikneg or mengikeneg/ mankekeneg/ engikneg or engikeneg,
may-
maykeneg/ emangkaikeneg/ iyaykeneg
To cause to become hard, tough, firm.
Inkeneg na akow i saminto.
The sun hardened the cement.
To cause to become stuck.
Ikeneg na oran i bengbeng.
The rain will make the door stick.
-an (TH)
keknegan/ kenegi/ kinegan,
me--an
meknegan/ emangkeknegi or emangkekenegi/ iyaknegan
To harden, toughen, firm a little.
Keknegen tayoy saminto asan panchedanan.
Let’s let the cement harden a little before it is walked on.
i--an (TH) (NLOC)
ikenegan/ ikenegi/ inkenegan,
may--an
maykeknegan or maykenegan/ emangkaiknegi or emangkaikenegi/ iyaykenegan
To harden, toughen, firm a little.
Ikenegim itha tofing say eg megchay.
You make that stone wall a little firmer so that it won’t collapse.
To harden, toughen, firm for someone.
Ikenegan taha niwa tofing.
I will make that stone wall firmer for you.
i-
...igwan iwa a naengikeneg na pandekna na kinasan-aaki na sanbobonat.
...it is the thing [the foundation house] that strengthens the feelings of kinship between relatives.
Hard; stiff; usually refers to things that are soft or pliable which become stiff or hard.