Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
Language | Item | Description |
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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 |