sama' 1
Sense 1
verb
English. Of food and drink, is left over after the rest is consumed.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa kia daw dema pati' na iin mesa'el, ndai' pinaasen na laak tukidtukiday pekeglungay su nga penginubigan, kali' duun pai misama' dun.
English. Then she became extremely sad, and showing no favorites, she kept going from jar to jar searching (for water), just in case
there might be some left.
Sense 2
English. Saves food for s.o. or for a later meal.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su sinama' nami gemay, aanen nami sa' taasendaw, migela' gupia gitu'.
English. The rice we were saving to eat at noon was all eaten up by the dogs.
In group with: epus
noun
English. Left over amount of s.t.. Without another context it refers to food.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pengimeten su ma'isu sama' babuy.
English. I am going through my cornfield to salvage what the pigs left.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su gapu'u, milepau' na, nda' nai sama' ngisi nen.
English. My grandfather is toothless now; he hasn't any teeth left.
Idiom: sama'an ginaa maika'
English. Is on the point of dying.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Libasan nu tulisan, bintul nilan padun, dayun nilan belengay, sima'an nilan ginaa maika'.
English. The highwaymen stripped him, beat him in addition, then they left him for dead.
Synonym. kagaw ginaa