Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/nak

by Adele Marion Fielde

nak

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• To mix and knead.

nâk thíam-thíam;

knead it very thoroughly.

nâk khah tōa ē;

kneaded into too large a lump.

nâk mīⁿ-hún cò̤ píaⁿ;

mix flour into cakes.

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• To seize with the claws or fingers.

i sang chíu nâk kín-kín;

clutched tightly with both his hands.

chíu cē nâk m̄ kín cū phìu khṳ̀;

not being tightly grasped in his hand, it slipped through.

nâk tîeh i kâi búe;

seized him by the tail.

ciah koi-kíaⁿ khṳt ēng nâk khṳ̀;

a chicken has been carried off by a hawk.

i khṳt hóⁿ nâk kàu cêk sin chap-chap-chùi;

he was torn in pieces by a tiger.

kâi tó khṳt i nâk phùa khṳ̀ lío, hṳ́ tói kâi tn̂g cū khṳt i cîam chut lâi;

he first clawed open the bowels, and then dragged out the entrails.