lebek
verb
Sense 1
English. Pulverizes s.t. in a mortar, usu. not for staple food.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su nga ginepu'ay nami kanugdiin, iini baalen nilan tina', ki gulinsen. Ki gulinsen, ginis gayu. Elapen nilan su paniten, dayun lebekay. Su tubig nug lekapen, iin dayuni tina' tu penepeten.
English. As for our ancestors long ago, this is how they made dye, out of ulinsen. As for Ulilnsen, it is a variety of tree. They took the bark, then pounded it. Then the juice of the bark was used for dying cloth.
Generic. bayu
Sense 2
English. Roasts, then pulverizes, slightly immature, freshly picked rice or other grain, for a snack food.
lebekan
noun
English. A small mortar, esp. one used by older folk for pounding betel nut for chew.
liibek
noun
English. Slightly immature grain which is roasted and pounded to use as a snack food.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug liibek nami pulut, mekelekpang gupia, kali' melekpi'.
English. As for our sticky rice snack, it came out really wide, when we pounded it flat.