The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Words for embrace in Amis

takec

Roots
*-kes
PAN
PAN bakes belt
Form.
Amis takec embrace
Puyuma rekes tie together (sheaves, bundles, packages)
PMP
PMP likes wind around
ikes bound firmly
lekes roll, curl up
beRkes bundle
PWMP
PWMP tikes wind around, encircle
keskes wrap tightly around
tekes bind firmly
WMP
Kankanaey balíkes kind of woven belt
Hiligaynon wágkus belt, sash, waist band (<*?)
Maranao beke-bekes bind well and strongly; band-like
akes entangle by boa constrictor; embrace, hug (Also 'belt', 'to hug, embrace')
gakes embrace, hug
Manobo (Western Bukidnon) bekes-an python
berakes encircle a number of objects by the arm and hand or by the thumb and fingers
Tiruray baŋkes tie things into a bundle
Kadazan Dusun taagkos band, girdle
Karo Batak biŋkes a package of salt
Singhi Land Dayak mokus to tie
Balinese riŋkes wrap up, tie together, roll up (in cloth)