maunten

English: ‘mountain’.

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

  1. Landform: a mountain, a hill
    brukim maunten to cross over a mountain, to traverse a mountain
    kalapim mauten to climb a mountain
    ol man bilong maunten mountaineers, mountain dwellers
    ples i gat maunten a mountainous or hilly region

  1. Agriculture: a soil mound
    mekim maunten bilong planim rop kaukau to make hills for planting sweet potato vines

  1. Physical state: a prominence, a bump, a rise
    sikerapim moa long namel - i gat maunten i stap scape it down more in the middle - it has a rise there

  1. Sexual anatomy: woman’s breasts ® pilo, popo
    i no bin boi i slip long bet, tupela maunten i stap it wasn’t a boy in the bed, there were two mountains

Noun combination forms

  1. Agriculture: maunten kaukau sweet potato grown in mounds (Goroka: one vine per mound, Southern Highlands, Enga: six to eight vines per mound) ® baret kaukau

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