akal 2
verb
English. Arbitrates a case falsely, betrays, tricks, plays a practical joke.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' ndi' melauni gakal mu, ndi' metubus sug bitiala.
English. You never finish a case without saying a lot of untrue or unjust things.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pigekalanen sug duma nen, inggaten sug duma nen, dayunen bunu'ay.
English. He tricked his friend; he invited him to go with him, and then killed him.
Synonym. singkut
In group with: lipat; pulitika
Generic. balus
Idiom: tawakal
adjective
English. Is skilled at trickery: tricky.
noun
English. Excuse for not fulfilling a request or order.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ya'a pa di gembata', sa' duuni sugu' dini'a, melaun gupia tawakal mu.
English. You among the children, if someone tells you to do something, you have plenty of excuses not to!
Grammar. tau akal
Synonym. nagal