dila' leti'
noun
English. Agate, obsidian.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Labung delabung, sug delalak kitu, si Pinsilan, mikelaam dila' leti'. Misugat tu tuud dulian, palasen, gempula.
English. Yesterday afternoon when it was thundering, Pinsilan got some agate. It landed on the stump of a durian tree; it was red.
Cultural Note. It was traditionally held that common agate or obsidian falls from the sky during thunderstorms. If a person or object is
struck by lighting, it is believed that he or it is struck by agate falling from the sky.
Generic. batu
lebu'an leti'
verb
English. Of s.t. or s.o., is struck by lightning.