sensal
Sense 1
verb
English. Pounds heated metal to shape it: forges.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ndi'u mesensal su pais mu, pu' nda'idun ig lubaku dun.
English. I can't forge your machete, because I have no hammer for it.
Sense 2
English. Circumcize, euph. used only by men.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Tinalu' nu gama' nug delaga, “Ya'a begutawa, sa' ndi'a da mesensal, ndi'a mekauli' dini.”
English. The father of the maiden said, “You, young man, if you are not circumcised, you cannot move home here.”
menensal
English. Very small, green, chattering frog; makes a sound perceived as similar to metal being forged.
Generic. ekbak