kenit Sense 1 noun English. A regrowth softwood whose bark is thin and supple. Sense 2 English. The bark of several trees characterized as supple, thin and tough, capable of being twisted into rope. Example sentence: Subanen. Mengalap pau kenit, teliin ku, pu' su kelabaw ta, nda'iduni tigwayen. English. I'm going to get some supple bark, make it into rope, because our water buffalo has no tether. verb English. Removes thin, supple bark from trees having such. Generic. nuti'; lekap