The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Words for (of string or rope) to break because of excess tension in Tiruray

kuntus

Roots
*-tus
PWMP
PWMP putus break off
WMP
Itbayaten vitos idea of being cut apart
Cebuano hagtús for a line or rope to break under tension
Tiruray buntus break a string or rope by putting too much tension on it
ketus break a string or rope due to excess tension (< *?)
kuntus (of string or rope) to break because of excess tension
Kadazan Dusun vutus to pluck up
Tontemboan éntos to separate, of married persons
Ngaju Dayak getus what is broken or torn (string, strap, rattan)
Sundanese betus tear, as an overfilled pillow under pressure
Balinese tustus break off, pluck
Bikol lugtós break or snap under pressure (as a string holding a kite or bird, a fishing line with a fish on the hook (< *?)
OC
Nggela utuutu pull and break, as a string
utuh-i break, be severed, of a rope
Samoan motu (of long things such as a rope or stick) break, snap