ontot
English: Translation
bounce; rebound
English: Definition
For a body or object to strike, press against, or descend upon a surface and then move away from it again through rebound or repeated springing motion; also to move repeatedly up and down when supported by an elastic or yielding surface.
Semantic Domain
Physical Actions
Example Sentence
Ominontot sa leneb yo bola.
English: Example Sentence
The ball bounced off the wall.
Notes
Ontot does not require collision with a rigid object. The deeper semantic constant is:
contact/support → reactive return movement
That is more precise than simply “bounce.”
Semantic Domain
Physical actions; Motion
Notes
Ontot normally presupposes a surface or support that produces or participates in the return motion. It therefore differs from a self-initiated jump.
- ondok — actor propels self upward.
- ontot — object/body returns from contact or repeatedly rebounds from a supporting surface.
- pitik — stored elastic deformation suddenly releases.
- iktin — animate actor suddenly jumps in reaction to a stimulus.