To use one’s hand intentionally instead of the customary implement or tool; to perform an action manually.
Part of Speech
verb
Morphology
(-in- + kamet)
Notes
USAGE
Kinamet niya yo pagrakep nyo isra’.
“He caught the fish with his hands.”
Kinamet na san niya ta da’ gamit.
He simply used his hands because there was no tool.
Linguistic History
SEMANTIC NOTE <*> Derived from kamet “hand,” with the hand functioning as the intentional instrument of the action rather than merely naming the body part.