lood
English: Translation
To kneel, typically with one or both knees in contact with the ground, shins flat or angled, and the buttocks resting on or near the heels (or suspended slightly above in active kneeling).
Semantic Domain
Posture
Notes
lood is a keystone. It confirms Boie’nen uses body-part roots (tood = knee) as verbs (like Filipino), structures a knee-centric posture system, vs. ga’dat, a specialized knee balance, not a synonym of squatting. The lexicon is even more systematic and granular than previously thought.
| lopiga' | Sitting (ground) |
| ogpong | Deep squat |
| ga'dat | Knee squat |
| lood | Kneeling |
| exa' | Elevated sitting |
| ti lay | Tiptoe standing |
kiay- kiay | Limping walk |
A kneeling position in which the body rests on one or both knees, with the lower legs folded beneath the body and the torso upright or slightly inclined.