lekpay
verb
English. Severs s.t. relatively high above ground, such as shrubs at knee to chest level, vines and branches of trees, usu. to clear
a trail or mark a boundary.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kamum, sug dalan mekebian ditu nga Embin, bata' pinglekpayan ku.
English. Earlier today I cut off some of branch of tall plants and also vines on the sides of the trail that passes Embin's house
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kig belagen kiin, lekpay mu deli', adun ndi' mesabed dinita.
English. Cut off that vine, so that we don't trip on it (lit. get tangled up).
Generic. putuk