selip
verb
English. Peeks into, under, or around s.t.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Mibeleng su paisu, mibelay nau menengaw dun dinig balay; nda' nai ndi'u meselip dig dialem tangkeb kiin.
English. My machete is lost; I've worn myself out looking for it here in the house; there's not one of those rice containers that I
haven't looked in.
Generic. bantay
selipen
noun
English. Large clay ceremonial jar having figures of snakes built up on its sides and having five small handles near its mouth (Probably
imported long ago from China.).
Example sentence:
Subanen. Duun ig bandi ngalanen selipen, pu' sa' duun ig duma mu meginum ditu, ndi' mu maita' ditug dibaluy, sa' ndi' mu da selipen.
English. There is a rice wine jar called selipen, because if your companion is drinking out of one of them, you can't see him from the other side unless you peer around the
side of the jar.
Generic. gunsu'