meluku

Iban

Verb

meluku

  1. sleeping in a fetal position with the legs drawn up to the chest, and the hands inserted between the thighs.
    Iya meluku tinduk ba selepak guni berau.
    He slept in a fetal position between gunnysacks of rice.

References

  • Ensiring, Janang., Saleh, Robert Menua. A Comprehensive Iban-English Dictionary The Dayak Cultural Foundation. 2016.