Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Maʔu | Fixed, firm, settled, regular; (adv) firmly, tightly, still (quiet), permanently, always |
| Tongan | Maʔu | Catch up to; find; obtain, possess; comprehend |
| Tongan | Maa/ʔolunga | High |
| Tongan | Moʔunga | Mountain |
| Tongan | Maui | Legendary hero |
| Tongan | Maumau | Spoiled |
| Tongan | Maumau | To be a pity or unfortunate |
| Tongan | Moʔui | To live, be living, alive, in health; to recover (esp. from a serious illness) |
| Tongan | Maaʔuli | Midwife, practise midwifery Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Mounu | Bait |
| Tongan | Maunu | To run (of a thread); ladder (of a stocking) |
| Tongan | Kimautolu | We (exc.) |
| Tongan | Mavahe | To be divided into two, be divided off or separated from something else; be set aside or apart; depart, go away |
| Tongan | Mavae | (Of a baby) to be weaned, (of a calf) to be separated from its mother Problematic |
| Tongan | Maavae | To be separated, sundered or parted; to part Problematic |
| Tongan | Maveu | Thrown into disorder, muddle, confusion |
| Tongan | Mea | Reddish |
| Tongan | Meʔa | Thing |
| Tongan | Mei | From |
| Tongan | Mei | Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) |
| Tongan | Mei | Almost, nearly |
| Tongan | Mele | Defect, defective |
| Tongan | Mele | To clear the throat gently, or to make a noise as if clearing the throat |
| Tongan | Melo(melo) | Brown, tan or dark yellow (e.g. gold, brown bread but not brown sugar) |
| Tongan | Mene | Shrink back |
| Tongan | Migao | Be respectful, modest, mannerly |
| Tongan | Migi | Shrink, shrivel |
| Tongan | Migi/migi | Curly, crinkled |
| Tongan | Mili | Rub with the hand (esp. body with oil); rub between the hands |
| Tongan | Milo | Twist, turn...(only of things that are made or meant to be twisted or turned like taps, screws etc) |
| Tongan | Mimi | Urinate |
| Tongan | Miha | Very dry |
| Tongan | Mihi | To sniff (as when one has a cold) |
| Tongan | Misi | Dream |
| Tongan | Misi | Bird sp |
| Tongan | Misi | Suck |
| Tongan | Mo | And |
| Tongan | Moʔo | For |
| Tongan | Moa | Fowl |
| Tongan | Moa | Rip, rush of water where two currents meet |
| Tongan | Moa | Flower of plantain or banana |
| Tongan | Moo/moa/ | Cowfish |
| Tongan | Moana | Sea |
| Tongan | Monga | Throat |
| Tongan | Mongamonga | Any kind of beetle or cockroach |
| Tongan | Mohe | Sleep; roost (of fowls) |
| Tongan | Mohenga | Bed; nest (of domestic fowls) |
| Tongan | Moheʔanga | Sleeping-place |
| Tongan | Mohetoo | Habitually visiting a woman at night for immoral purposes |
| Tongan | Mohi | Lobsterlike creature |
