rarak
Iban
[edit]Noun
[edit]rarak
- a creeper, Dasynaschaton sp, always selected for the rim of a fish-trap, of which there are three types: rarak udan creepers with a black skin, rarak tulang Fissistigma rigidum Ridl., having white skin, and rarak bubur, an unidentified creeper with white skin but does not last as the rim of a fish-trap. The first type is the most lasting. Rarak tulang is used to make fire by friction, and medicinally.
- Aku tetemuka malau ba batang rarak tulang.
- I have found some gum lac on the stem of the rarak tulang.
Noun
[edit]rarak
- pollen, fine smooth powdery material produced by flowers, pollinating other plants when carried by wind, birds and insects so those plants flower and produce fruit.
- Indu renyuan nya bebalut enggau rapak bungai.
- That bee is covered with pollen.
Noun
[edit]rarak
- one of a set of drum (gendang) played in consort.
References
[edit]- Ensiring, Janang., Saleh, Robert Menua. A Comprehensive Iban-English Dictionary The Dayak Cultural Foundation. 2016.