kiput
Sense
adj
English Narrow (as of an opening, hole or trail).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Kípu-kíput pa' i dalan.
English The trail is still quite
narrow.
v
Affixes mag- -im-, -un, i-, -an
English To become narrow (as when the two sides are coming together, as from not being trimmed back).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magkiput nay dalan it dikut.
English The trail is
becoming
narrow and overgrown.
See alsosupit
Sense
v
Affixes -im-, -an
English To close (by bringing the two halves together, as by shellfish).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Ega paglú'du-lú'dun i ba'bat basek ngayán ka kimiput.
Kiputan i alima.
English Don't be putting your fingers in the mouth of that oyster because it will
close. Your hand will
be
closed
on.