Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Kata | Laugh |
| Tongan | Kata | Sprig of kava (piper sp.) |
| Tongan | Kaataki | Bear pain or discomfort without complaining or retaliation; to endure, put up with |
| Tongan | Katea | Hull of canoe |
| Tongan | Kato | Basket, suitcase; pouch, pocket |
| Tongan | Kotoa | All, every, whole |
| Tongan | Kaatoa | All, whole, complete (having no part or member missing) Problematic |
| Tongan | Kotofa | Appoint (a time) |
| Tongan | Kau | Bunch (of plantains or bananas) |
| Tongan | Kau | Side with, member of, to be, belong to, bunch |
| Tongan | Kau | Sign of plural before nouns denoting persons |
| Tongan | Kau | Wood, timber |
| Tongan | Kau | Stalk, stem, handle of oar, bat etc. |
| Tongan | Kau- | Side/edge of |
| Tongan | Kau/ku/ou/u | First person singular exclusive preposed pronoun |
| Tongan | Kau | (Mo) to side with; ('i) to be a part or member of, to be one of, to take part in; (ki) to belong to, to pertain or relate to,...to be favourable or conducive to |
| Tongan | Kouʔahe | Cheek, side of face |
| Tongan | Kau-fana | Bow |
| Tongan | Kauhala | Side of road |
| Tongan | Kouhanga | Inner side of thighs |
| Tongan | Kaui | Fasten sail to yard |
| Tongan | Kaukau | Bathe, bath v |
| Tongan | Mokofute | Paper mulberry stick stripped of its bark Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Kouna | To order, give orders to, command, compel |
| Tongan | Kaunanga | Female slave or servant |
| Tongan | Kaunatu | Stick rubbed hard on a log (tologa) in making fire by friction |
| Tongan | Kaute | Hibiscus; (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) (Whr) |
| Tongan | Kauvaka | Crew member |
| Tongan | Kava | Kava, Piper methysticum (plant and drink) |
| Tongan | Kava | Beard |
| Tongan | Kavakava | Scavenger fish |
| Tongan | Kave | Tentacle of cuttlefish |
| Tongan | Kave/kalanga | Keep on shouting |
| Tongan | Kaave/a | To be carried off one's feet, especially by love |
| Tongan | Kavenga | Burden, load, responsibility |
| Tongan | Kavei | Carrying cord, handle |
| Tongan | Kaveinga | That which is steered for |
| Tongan | Keviki | Small light-coloured crab that lives in the sand |
| Tongan | Ke | Conj., to (sign of inf.), that (foll. by may, might or should) |
| Tongan | Fe/ke/ʔikeʔi | Quarrel with one another |
| Tongan | Kea | Breadfruit variety |
| Tongan | Kefu | Brownish (especially of leaves or hair) |
| Tongan | Kehe | Different (either in kind or merely in identity) |
| Tongan | Kekee | Cry (esp. children), bleat (goats) |
| Tongan | Kekekeke | Shriek, screech, scream |
| Tongan | Kekeho | Shellfish sp |
| Tongan | Kele | Mud, dirt or clay, in water or left behind as a sediment |
| Tongan | Kelemutu | Earthworm |
| Tongan | Keli | Dig v |
| Tongan | Kemo | To wink or blink; also used to denote suddenness |
