eket
verb
English. Gnaws, bites off s.t., as thread.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su tebuan ta, mitimalan pengeketay tebagang.
English. Our sugarcane is being gnawed up by rhinoceros beetles.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Eket mu laung sug budabuda.
English. Bite off the thread.
Generic. putuk
leket
verb
English. Makes a gnawing sound