noun i kuk pinis, i paia
verb
1. kuk, kukim, boinim, i paia
- Don’t burn the rubbish there.
No ken kukim pipia long hap. - Careful! You’ll burn your finger!
Lukaut! Nogut yu kukim pinga bilong yu! - The sun is very hot and it is burning my skin.
San i hatpela tru na i kukim skin bilong mi.
2. lait
- This fire won’t burn.
Paia i no save lait.
3. (something you’re cooking) i paia
- The rice is burnt.
Rais i paia.