ekleb
Variant. lekleb
Variant. tekleb
Sense 1
verb
English. Covers s.t., builds a roof.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Eklebay mu su binaalgaan, pu' miselep na.
English. Put a cover on the rice that's cooking, because the water has evaporated.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Eklebay mu bukag su manuk, pu' titi'en ta buus sa' lelabung.
English. Put a basket over that chicken, and we'll kill it later this afternoon.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Angay mu su gasi ditu sala balay nda' ig lain inukluban tangkeb ditu.
English. Go get the rice wine from the other house. Nothing else there is covered by the overturned rice storage basket.
Synonym. tapak 3
c.f. tabun
Sense 2
English. Creates, of the visible sky by God.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su Megbebaya', mikleb tug langit.
English. God made the heavens as a covering (for the earth).
Idiom: ekleb langit bu lupa'
English. The whole universe.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su Megbebaya', iini miwat di gekleb langit bu lupa'.
English. The one who made the universe is God.