Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Pekipaki | Kind of stinging jellyfish, the blue-bottle |
| Tongan | Pako | A kind of nut-grass which grows near the sea (Cwd); (Cyperus stoloniferus) (Whr) |
| Tongan | Pako | Slap oneself on arms or buttocks |
| Tongan | Pakola | Beaten, defeated |
| Tongan | Paku/paku | Quite dry |
| Tongan | Paku | Crust |
| Tongan | Folo/pakuu/ | Swallow noisily |
| Tongan | Pala | Rotten |
| Tongan | Pala | Be sore, have sore(s) |
| Tongan | Pala/hi | To smear or smudge |
| Tongan | Palangia | Affected with decay, decaying Problematic |
| Tongan | Palai | Kind of yam |
| Tongan | Palalaa | Broken or uneven sound |
| Tongan | Palalafa | Stalk and midrib of a coconut leaf |
| Tongan | Palapala | Messy, mucky, boggy |
| Tongan | Palatuʔu | Rotting on tree (of bananas or plantains) |
| Tongan | Paa(paa)lau | Talk much but do little, to be all talk |
| Tongan | Pale | Parry, ward off (or attempt to) |
| Tongan | Pale | Wreath; prize or reward |
| Tongan | Pale | Decline, approach the western horizon (of the sun) |
| Tongan | Pale | Propel a boat, by rowing or poling |
| Tongan | Pali | Female genitalia |
| Tongan | Palolo | Balolo worm |
| Tongan | Palu | A fish |
| Tongan | Palu | Mix and knead in water with hands |
| Tongan | Panaki | Near or close in space or time |
| Tongan | Pani | Smear, rub oil on |
| Tongan | Pao(pao) | To move a disk by throwing another against it in the game of lafo |
| Tongan | Pao | Fringe, tassle (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Poopao | Canoe. Petite pirogue d'un seul troncc d'arbre (Btn). |
| Tongan | Papa | Board |
| Tongan | Papa | Flat hard surface |
| Tongan | Papatuʔa | Flat of back |
| Tongan | Paheke | Glance off, ricochet |
| Tongan | Paahi/a | Utterly fed up with, exasperated, to be |
| Tongan | Pahu | Thump v.t. |
| Tongan | Pata | Plantain sp |
| Tongan | Pata(pata) | Coarse sand, fine gravel of a light colour; used for covering graves |
| Tongan | Pa/pata | Coarse, rough, uneven, lumpy; (of mats etc.) roughly or coarsely woven; (skin) with lumps on it; (brown sugar) lumpy; (work) roughly done |
| Tongan | Paatapata | Have a lot to say; keep on expressing one's opinion; be jubilant |
| Tongan | Paatatoo | Make sharp tapping noise repeatedly |
| Tongan | Pate | Round lid of certain shells |
| Tongan | Pato | Duck n. |
| Tongan | Patoo | Hard, sharp or tapping noise |
| Tongan | Patu | Hard thickening of the skin, callus |
| Tongan | Patuki | Fish sp |
| Tongan | Pau | Without doubt, certain, definite, decided, inevitable; definitely, exactly (postposed particle) |
| Tongan | Faka/pau | Ascertain, ask for definite information |
| Tongan | Paʔaua | Kind of fish |
| Tongan | Pe | Or, whether, or merely introducing an indirect question |
