emay
noun
English. Cooked rice, or other staple cooked as rice.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Luminukas nau maan banggala, baya'u sia gemay palay.
English. I'm tired of eating cassava; I would enjoy some rice to eat.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su gemay ma'is, sa' begu pa senggi'ay, ndi'u baya', pu' menglu.
English. I don't like newly-picked corn cooked as a staple, because it has a raw taste.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Angaya daun, putusan ta gemay, balun ta.
English. Go get some leaves for us to wrap this cooked rice in, and take it with us for our lunch.
Generic. aan