awan
English: Definition
To cut, mow, or trim grass and other unwanted low vegetation, usually close to the ground but **without deliberately uprooting the plants**. Used for routine clearing or maintenance of grassy areas, field margins, yards, paths, and similar places where unwanted growth is cut back rather than removed by the roots.
Part of Speech
verb
Notes
Semantic note:
The defining feature of awan is cutting vegetation while leaving the root system in the ground, allowing the grass or weeds potentially to grow again.
Compare:
- ilamon — remove weeds manually by hand in a rice paddy.
- basabas — clear dense, tall, or obstructive vegetation, especially to open a path or expose useful plants.