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kabatutu

Bingham

kab'atútu

vi. to squint.

Sabatier

kabatutu

n. pleats, wrinkles.
a. pleated, wrinkled, puckered (like a face in anger, sadness, blindness).
vc. kabatutua: to gather, to pucker, to frown.
ex.
  • e kabatutua matana: he is frowning, making faces.
  • kabatutu, kabatutua...