asek
Phonetic
[ˈa.sɘk]
Sense 1
English: Translation
to plant upland rice by direct seeding in dry, non-irrigated fields. to cultivate upland rice on sloping or rain-fed land.
Part of Speech
verb
Sense 2
English: Translation
upland rice planting. an upland rice field or its cultivation.
Part of Speech
noun
Notes
see: asek
USAGE
Nagasek sira sa kamokam.
“They planted upland rice in the swidden.”
Asekan ta nawna ana kinamokam.
“Let’s plant upland rice in the swidden first.”
DERIVED FORMS
omasek (om- + asek) AF
magasek (mag- + asek) AF
to plant upland rice.
nagasek (nag- + asek) AF
ominasek (omin- + asek) AF
planted upland rice.
asekan (asek + -an) PF
plant upland rice.
inasek (in- + asek) PF
planted rice grains upland
inasekan (in- + asek + -an) PF
planted swidden patch
pagasek (pag- + asek)
upland rice cultivation.
NOTES
Refers specifically to dry-land (rain-fed) rice cultivation, typically on swiddens or elevated fields where irrigation is absent. It contrasts with tarok, which denotes transplanting rice into irrigated paddies.