Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online

Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.

Language Item Description
Tongan Pe/hee Like this, like that
Tongan Peehee Thus
Tongan Peʔe Overripe, soft (of breadfruit)
Tongan Peau Wave, billow
Tongan Peku Blunt Phonologically Irregular
Tongan Pehena Like that
Tongan Peheni Like this
Tongan Peʔi Very well, then
Tongan Peka Bat, flying-fox
Tongan Pekepeka White-rumped Swiftlet
Tongan Pekepeke Pudding made of breadfruit and raw coconut cream
Tongan Pela Pus, matter, pus-like matter in the eyes
Tongan Pele Beloved, darling
Tongan Pele (Abelmoschus manihot)
Tongan Pelu Fold, bend, flex
Tongan Ma/pelu Folded, bent, creased
Tongan Pelupelu A very small fish
Tongan Pena Mend (a net or web)
Tongan Pena/pena/ Keep a boat trim and clean
Tongan Penu Pulp or residue after straining out juice or oil
Tongan Pepe Butterfly
Tongan Peʔehi Throw or bump down so as to soften
Tongan Pete To have a rash
Tongan Pete/pete Rash over wide area, or in many places
Tongan Pe/peu/ Discouraged, to be, disheartened
Tongan Peva Marine creature which collapses like empty tube when removed from water
Tongan Pii Throw water over
Tongan Piki Hold on, cling to, take hold of
Tongan Piko Bent
Tongan Pilau (Have) dried up matter in the eyes
Tongan Pili Bluish lizard
Tongan Pilipili Young Cuttlefish
Tongan Pipi Shellfish sp
Tongan Pipiki Sleep, asleep, to be
Tongan Pihi Splash up, squirt
Tongan Pihi/a To be infected with a disease
Tongan Pito Navel
Tongan Pito Quite full, full to the top Problematic
Tongan Piu (Pritchardia pacifica), fan palm
Tongan Poo Night
Tongan Poo Catch
Tongan Poo/ki Close eyes of a dead person; pat, dab
Tongan Poa Yam with fishy smell
Tongan Namu/poa/ Fish odour
Tongan Poa Kind of yam with a fishy smell
Tongan Ponga Be affected with a certain disease, fruit
Tongan Pongipongi Morning, to be/become
Tongan (Po)poi Flinch, draw back so as to avoid a blow. Remuer, pencher d'un côté (Btn).
Tongan Poʔoi Fermented taro and Cordyline root juice
Tongan Poka Castrate