pitaba

Galician

Verb

pitaba

  1. 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)

  1. (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.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 740-744

Spanish

Verb

pitaba

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of pitar