ayep
verb
Sense 1
English. Plays a game of some sort; of adults, esp. gambles.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki gembata', pinenatan megayep.
English. The children don't know when to quit playing.
Synonym. lemet; sukayat
In group with: balibul; baskitbul; indur; lekat 2; lilek; sabung; sipa'
Sense 2
English. Plays a musical instrument.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Aa, kitu' mai tanggab. Agwat mu, ki Mbata', megayep pau dun.
English. Aha, there's the flute. Get it down, Child, what I'll do is play it.
Sense 3
English. Of an animal or bird, becomes tame; tames an animal, bird.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' mekelaam langag atawaka kelilik, melengas iepen su gekpis pa, pu' melemu gupia mayep.
English. If one catches a parrot or a parakeet, a baby bird is good to tame, because it is very easily tamed.
ayepan
noun
English. Sport, game; s.t. manipulated for pleasure: toy, musical instrument; gen. for all musical instruments which are not used to
accompany dancing as a rule; gen. for all sports and games.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ndi' mu belengayi gayepan mu.
English. Don't lose your toy.
In group with: geetgeet; kitada; kulaing; kutapi'; lantuyan; sigitan; suling; tabanug; tambubuk; tanggab; tumpung; utait