gora’
English: Translation
to loosen or turn over the earth using tools such as a sharpened stick, hoe, or plow, typically for planting, cultivation, or other agricultural purposes, preparing the soil for growth.
Part of Speech
verb
Notes
Highlights the agricultural context of gora', emphasizing its importance in preparing the soil for cultivation and plant growth, and its relation to gira' implies a connection between the act of loosening earth and the marks or traces (gira') left by such actions.
bayo’bo’ v. the process of tilling plants by loosening the soil around it and gathering some around its base for support
tekal v. “Semantic core: [+force] [+upward/levering motion] [+dislodge from fixed position]”
bonkal v. “to rummage opening pots and any food storage looking for something to eat in the kitchen, also to dig out often large rocks, tree stumps and the like; not used for tilling the ground”