etip 2
noun
English. A hornbill, probably the tarictic hornbill,
Scientific name. Penelopides panini.
Note. Name is onomatopoeic of bird's call, perceived as tiip.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki getip, kaas iini piningalan nami dun, pu' palas bembulen, ma'niin mitutung getip binaalegaan, maitem. Muka' sa' mektalu', “tiip, tiip”.
English. The reason we call the etip bird that, is because its feathers look like the crust of rice that has been burned during cooking; they are black. And when
it calls, it says “tiip, tiip”.
Generic. manukmanuk