barus v Affixes mag-, m-, -un, i-, -an English To clean or finish preparing strips of rattan. Cultural Note This involves splitting the rattan that has been collected from the forest into strips about a quater of an inch wide. Then these strips are scraped with a small knife, or a machete, to remove the softer core material, leaving only the more durable outer shiny surface. The resulting strip is about one sixteenth of an inch thick, and is used for lashing aind binding purposes in a variety of situations. n biyarusan English Rattan split ready for use. See alsobu'yak See alsouway