takras
English: Translation
To shave or slice off a thin sliver from a soft or fibrous object.
English: Definition
Most commonly refers to shaving the unopened coconut inflorescence during sap collection, but may also refer to lopping or shaving soft bulky plant tissues such as banana trunks.
Part of Speech
verb
Notes
Usage
Pitakras nira yo onlong nyo noyog.
“They are shaving the coconut inflorescence for sap collection.”
Semantic Note
Unlike taras, which severs completely, takras removes only a thin shaving or sliver from relatively soft plant material.
Semantic Disambiguation of the Boie’nen Cutting and Tactile Lexicon
Cutting, Breaking, Splitting and Tearing
| Lexeme | Prototype Action | Characteristic Result | Typical Patient |
| taras | sever completely across | complete separation or amputation | limbs, poles, long objects |
| e-tew | sever completely | complete separation | general; near synonym of taras |
| teptep | trim projecting or pointed extremities | reduced function; prepared object | wings, fins, shell tips, figurative limbs |
| tapas | lop or prune | branch removed | woody branches, limbs |
| tabtab | dismantle by cutting bindings and joints | structure taken apart | houses, frameworks, lashings |
| takras | shave or slice off a thin sliver | repeated thin shavings | coconut inflorescence, banana trunk, soft plant tissue |
| ti-as | split by repeated chopping | heavy wood divided | logs, firewood |
| ti’xak | split lengthwise along the grain | strips or slats produced | bamboo, canes, fibrous stems |
| gimpol | break off a protruding appendage | appendage detached | handles, horns, knobs, mushrooms |
| bari’ | break under bending or compression | fracture; may remain attached | branches, bones, sticks |
| poknit | pick or tear off a small piece | small portion removed | thick or bulky objects |
| paknit | tear from a thin sheet | sheet partly torn | paper, cloth, leaves, plastic |
| raknit | rip violently | extensive tearing | cloth, paper, flexible sheets |