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.
verb
Sense 2
English: Translation
upland rice planting. an upland rice field or its cultivation.
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.