tatoba'

Saisiyat

Etymology

From toba', from Proto-Austronesian *tubah.

Noun

tatoba'

  1. derris
    kakhayza'an noka tatoba' tomoba' ka 'aelaw.
    In the past, derris was used to poison fish.
  2. poison
    binae:iw tatoba' kayzaeh Sitoba' ka SibSiba:i'.
    The pesticides you bought can be used to kill vegetable insects.

Usage notes

Tatoba' is a general term for toxic substances (including pesticides).

Derived terms

  • 'inoka'ka tatoba'
  • Sapang tatoba'

Adjective

tatoba'

  1. poisonous
    siya somi'ael ka 'ima hayza' ka tatoba' kasi'aelen, 'am'amoeh Sater ray sinsangan.
    He ate poisonous food. Send him to the hospital quickly.

References

  • “tatoba'”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Aboriginal Languages] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Foundation for Research and Development of Aboriginal Languages, 2014
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.