pitaba
Galician
Verb
pitaba
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of pitar
Makasar
Etymology
From pi- + taba (“to hit; to be struck”).
Verb
pitaba (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨈᨅ or 𑻣𑻳𑻦𑻤, semi-transitive appitaba, passive nipitaba)
- (transitive) to cause to hit, strike, or touch; to let something affect or befall someone (of spells, magic, or physical objects)
- Appitaba panngassengang ritaua
- To let secret knowledge affect people / to cast a spell on people.
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Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 740-744
Spanish
Verb
pitaba
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of pitar