torosan

torosan

v.

toros + -an

1. To loosen something or give it additional slack.

To reduce the tension on a cord, rope, line, tie, strap, or similar flexible object.

2. To pay out, release, or feed more line.

Used especially when allowing more kite string, fishing line, rope, or cord to extend outward while maintaining control of it.

Usage

Torosan mo pa ana boradol.
“Give the kite more line.”
“Pay out some more line for the kite.”

Semantic note

In kite handling, torosan does not mean to release the string completely or untie it. It means to let out an additional controlled length of line, thereby giving the kite greater distance or altitude.

Morphology

The suffix -an presents the rope, cord, kite line, or other object as the participant to which looseness or additional slack is applied.

Compare

• toros — loose; slack.
• torosan — make looser; introduce slack; pay out more line.
• karikaw / kawikaw — reel or wind a line inward through repeated retrieval.
• begnet — pull generally.