laam
Sense 1
verb
English. Acquires, catches s.t., as game birds or fish.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kali' ami pektaan bubu, nda' ami kelaam. Bena' mimana' ami, mikelaam ami dua' buuk tilapya.
English. When we set our fishtrap, we didn't catch anything. Then when we went spear fishing, we got two tilapya fish.
telilaamay
adjective
English. Is skillful at catching prey; is skillful at acquisition.
Generic. alap
In group with: taban
Sense 2
English. Is eclipsed, of sun or moon.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kagebii, linaaman sug bulan.
English. The moon was eclipsed last night.
Synonym. tulau'