geli'
verb
English. Becomes cracked with shallow cracks, as old china, dried earth.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su kekpanasu kitu, minggeli' tanan ig dedumugu.
English. When I had that fever, my lips all cracked.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug besakan ta, kali'u pegbentayay kalabung, mipati' menggeli' pu' mitianan gupia tubig.
English. When I looked at our rice paddies yesterday, they were completely cracked, because the water had really dried up.
Generic. lumeka'