Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Kaalava | Single strand of coconut fibre |
| Tongan | Kaalava | Blood-vessel, vein, artery or capillary |
| Tongan | Keleʔa | Conch, conch-shell (often used as a trumpet) |
| Tongan | Kaleveleve | Spider sp |
| Tongan | Kali | Wooden pillow |
| Tongan | Kalia | Double canoe |
| Tongan | Takaniko | Trochus Problematic |
| Tongan | Kalihe/lihe | Kind of lizard |
| Tongan | Kalo-ama | Young vete (Surmullet) |
| Tongan | Kalo/fi-ama | Spark (from a fire) Problematic |
| Tongan | Kalu | Thin more-or-less moist skin or membrane surrounding the flesh of certain fruits, e.g. each division of an orange |
| Tongan | Kolukalu | Jellyfish |
| Tongan | Kamakama | Crab sp |
| Tongan | Kamata | Begin |
| Tongan | Kamata/hake | Taste |
| Tongan | Kamo | Beckon or make signs with eye or hand |
| Tongan | Kamu | Circumcise (polite for tefe) |
| Tongan | Kana | A kind of marine growth somewhat like a sponge but harder |
| Tongan | Kana/ʔi | To rub or scrub or polish with a kana |
| Tongan | Ka ne | If...were, if...had, referring to a purely imaginary condition or supposition |
| Tongan | Ka na | If |
| Tongan | Kanahe | Mullet |
| Tongan | Pua tau/kanave/ | Flowering tree bearing white, sweet-scented, double flowers |
| Tongan | Kaniva | Galaxy, Milky Way |
| Tongan | Kano | Flesh or substance (generally used when –`i is attached) |
| Tongan | Kano/ʔi | Flesh (or substance) of; absolute, utter, unmitigated |
| Tongan | Kanoni | Increase or add to (Weight); aggravate something already unpleasant |
| Tongan | Kaokao | Side of a boat or ship, or of a cart etc. |
| Tongan | Kapa | To stretch out the arms toward, to try to reach, to reach for |
| Tongan | Kapa/toka | Of young birds, to be able to move their wings but not fly |
| Tongan | Kapa/puna | Have feathers and be able to hop about but not fly |
| Tongan | Kapa/totolo | Of a small child, be just beginning to crawl |
| Tongan | Kapakapa | Flap wings |
| Tongan | Kapakapa | Side fin |
| Tongan | Kapakau | Wing, winged |
| Tongan | Kepesiko | A fish |
| Tongan | Kapau | If |
| Tongan | Kape | (Alocasia macrorrhiza) |
| Tongan | Kapi/kapi | A wedge; drive a wedge into |
| Tongan | Kopoa | Catfish |
| Tongan | Kaponga | Back fin |
| Tongan | Kapu | Form banana leaf into cuplike shape |
| Tongan | Kapu | Surround |
| Tongan | Ka/kapu | Mist |
| Tongan | Kaapui | Surround, encompass, encircle; cover completely, envelop, enshroud |
| Tongan | Kahi | Kind of shellfish |
| Tongan | Kahi/kahi | A kind of fish |
| Tongan | Kahi | Diseased swellings, scrofula on neck, piles |
| Tongan | Kaho/ki | Rafter; spoke of wheel; rib of umbrella |
| Tongan | Kahoa | Necklace. |
