See pitaba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"t2": "to hit; to be struck"
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"etymology_text": "From pi- + taba (“to hit; to be struck”).",
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"form": "nipitaba",
"tags": [
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}
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},
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"source": "w"
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"source": "w"
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"derived": [
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "pappitabàng"
},
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "pitabaiang"
},
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "pitabài"
}
],
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24,
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43,
47
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"english": "To let secret knowledge affect people / to cast a spell on people.",
"text": "Appitaba panngassengang ritaua",
"translation": "To let secret knowledge affect people / to cast a spell on people.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"to cause to hit, strike, or touch; to let something affect or befall someone (of spells, magic, or physical objects)"
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"(transitive) to cause to hit, strike, or touch; to let something affect or befall someone (of spells, magic, or physical objects)"
],
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]
}
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}
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"sense": "affixations",
"word": "pappitabàng"
},
{
"sense": "affixations",
"word": "pitabaiang"
},
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"sense": "affixations",
"word": "pitabài"
}
],
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"name": "af"
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],
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{
"form": "nipitaba",
"tags": [
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}
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}
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"pos": "verb",
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{
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"Makasar lemmas",
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"english": "To let secret knowledge affect people / to cast a spell on people.",
"text": "Appitaba panngassengang ritaua",
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"type": "example"
}
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"to cause to hit, strike, or touch; to let something affect or befall someone (of spells, magic, or physical objects)"
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}
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}
Download raw JSONL data for pitaba meaning in Makasar (1.8kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized head form: Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨈᨅ or 𑻣𑻳𑻦𑻤",
"path": [
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],
"section": "Makasar",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "pitaba",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
"msg": "unrecognized head form: semi-transitive appitaba",
"path": [
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],
"section": "Makasar",
"subsection": "verb",
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}
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