pitik 1
verb
English. Shoots at s.t. with a slingshot.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kali'u kelaam gegwang pinitikan ku pegdalekep di gilid gayu, inalap ni Entung, binaalen tedungen su paniten.
English. When with my slingshot I shot a flying squirrel that was hanging onto a tree trunk, Entong took it and made himself a hat
out of its skin.
pitikan
noun
English. Y-shaped, hand-held wooden device, having a leather/cloth sling held to the device by long rubber cords used to throw stones
to kill small game or to frighten pests, slingshot.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Lema' sa' mangaya tu madekitingan, seluyay mau pa guma, megbaal pau pitikan ku.
English. Tomorrow when you go to the market, buy me some rubber, because I want to make myself a slingshot.
Synonym. tidadur
Generic. besi