Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)

pilwak

Sense 1

English: Translation

A large detached mass broken off from a surface, especially:a. A substantial missing chip from the rim or body of an earthen vessel (e.g., jar), where the object remains functionally usable.b. A mass of earth, soil, or rock that has broken away due to collapse, erosion, or landslide.→ Emphasis is on both the detached mass and the visible void or scar left behind. The event or process of such breaking away: a collapse, landslip, or bank/slope failure. Core semantics:[+large mass] [+detachment] [+resulting void/scar]

Part of Speech

noun

Sense 2

English: Translation

Describing a surface (vessel, landform, bank, or slope) that has lost a large portion due to breakage or collapse; deeply chipped, gouged, or eroded, often with a clearly visible missing section and structural weakening.

Part of Speech

adjective

Notes

pilwak
n.

A large detached mass broken off from a surface, especially:
a. A substantial missing chip from the rim or body of an earthen vessel (e.g., jar), where the object remains functionally usable.
b. A mass of earth, soil, or rock that has broken away due to collapse, erosion, or landslide.
→ Emphasis is on both the detached mass and the visible void or scar left behind.
The event or process of such breaking away: a collapse, landslip, or bank/slope failure.

Core semantics:
[+large mass] [+detachment] [+resulting void/scar]

pilwak
adj.

Describing a surface (vessel, landform, bank, or slope) that has lost a large portion due to breakage or collapse; deeply chipped, gouged, or eroded, often with a clearly visible missing section and structural weakening.