aupwel

Pohnpeian

Etymology

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Particularly: “First element likely from ahu (“mouth”).”

Verb

aupwel (transitive aupwele) (intransitive, of animals, especially dogs)

to bite with a twisting motion
Kidi keikei kin aupwel.
A biting dog usually bites and twists at the same time.

Derived terms

aupwele

References

“aupwel”, in New Pohnpeian-English Online Dictionary‎^[1], Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi