Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Puni/puni | Shut up all the doors and windows |
| Tongan | Punou | To bow, bow down, especially in worship or homage |
| Tongan | Pupu | Close together, crowded; (of events) frequent |
| Tongan | Puupuu | Gargle, rinse the mouth |
| Tongan | Puha | Box, case, barrel |
| Tongan | Hake | Belch |
| Tongan | Puhiʔi | To blow |
| Tongan | Puhi | Blow energetically (with the mouth); spout (of a whale); puff, puff at; to issue forcibly through a mouth or opening |
| Tongan | Puho | To flare up, blaze up |
| Tongan | Puho | Brain-pan of a fish |
| Tongan | Pu/puta | Bloated or over-fat |
| Tongan | Faka/puta | Blow out one's cheeks; become over-fat or bloated |
| Tongan | Ha/puta | To bulge out |
| Tongan | Putu | To be close together, more or less crowded together |
| Tongan | Putu | Funeral rites, corpse |
| Tongan | Ha | Non-specific article |
| Tongan | Haa | Be in sight, appear, be apparent |
| Tongan | Haʔa/sia | Feel inwardly uncomfortable (esp. in abdominal region) |
| Tongan | Haʔa/haʔa | (Of time) busy or cluttered up with many different tasks or undertakings or difficulties etc |
| Tongan | Haqa | Persons having the rank or status of descendants of (kings etc.); people, race, tribe |
| Tongan | Hae | Tear v |
| Tongan | Haʔele | Toddle |
| Tongan | Haaʔele | Go |
| Tongan | Hafe | Carry by a strap |
| Tongan | Hafe | Sanitary pad used by women when menstruating |
| Tongan | Hofole | Fish sp |
| Tongan | Hafu | Trickle down, small waterfall |
| Tongan | Hafule | Strip the dry leaves from sugarcane, pandanus, banana etc. |
| Tongan | Hongo/hango/ | Small sticks used for kindling |
| Tongan | Hangulu | To growl, make a growling noise (of animals) |
| Tongan | Haʔi | Bind |
| Tongan | Haʔi/sia | Bind, constrict, imprison, enslave |
| Tongan | Haka | Hand action while singing |
| Tongan | Haka | To stew or boil food |
| Tongan | Hakalo | To scrape the inside of; coconut scraper |
| Tongan | Hake | Go up (esp. from sea to land); overflow of a tank of water |
| Tongan | Haakili | To examine or inspect carefully. Rare |
| Tongan | Haki | To take hold of and lift up (a foot of person or animal) |
| Tongan | Hakina | (Of the feet) to catch in, be tripped up by |
| Tongan | Hako | Grow long, long in trunk |
| Tongan | Hakulaa | Swordfish |
| Tongan | Hakule | Rummage about, ransack; examine carefully |
| Tongan | Hala | Err, error |
| Tongan | Hala | Rip or tear |
| Tongan | Helii | A small fish |
| Tongan | Haʔalo | Make clean and smooth by scraping |
| Tongan | Halu | Scarify (of soil); slit, shred |
| Tongan | Hami | Kind of savoury made of sea-water and fermented coconut |
| Tongan | Hamole/mole | Smooth |
| Tongan | Hamu | Eat vegetables only |
