Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Tangata | Man (human being) |
| Tongan | Faka/tangatanga | Peel off what adheres; shed or get rid of a bad habit |
| Tongan | Tangatoo | So loose that it cannot be tightened |
| Tongan | Tangaʔu | (Lutjanus fulvus) and other Snapper species |
| Tongan | Tangi | Cry, weep |
| Tongan | Taangulu | To snore |
| Tongan | Tahi | Sea, sea-water, tide |
| Tongan | Mataatahi | Sea-front, coast, shore, beach, from the standpoint of the interior |
| Tongan | Tahi(ʔi) | Hard heart or solid centre of certain kinds of tree |
| Tongan | Tehina | Male's younger brother or male cousin; female's younger sister or female cousin |
| Tongan | Taʔahine | Girl or young woman, virgin daughter of someone of high rank |
| Tongan | Teiko | Sea-bird sp. (I) |
| Tongan | Taʔili | To fan Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Taka | Be at large, wander about freely (of animals), etc |
| Tongan | Teka | Sandal |
| Tongan | Takafalu hina | A bush (Micromelium minutum) |
| Tongan | Takafalu ʔuli | A bush |
| Tongan | Takanga | Number of persons or animals that go about together |
| Tongan | Takai | Revolve, rotate, move in a more or less circular path; wind around; surrounding, encircling, enclosing; all around |
| Tongan | Taakai | Anoint, oil the body |
| Tongan | Tekelili | Shiver, tremble, quiver, esp. with cold or rage |
| Tongan | Takamilo | Turn round and round, whirl, rotate, roam, walk round and round; be in a whirl (of head) |
| Tongan | Takapau | Coconut-leaf floormat |
| Tongan | Take | Pointed end of coconut |
| Tongan | Takele | Base, bottom, keel |
| Tongan | Taki | To lead by the hand, to lead (in general) |
| Tongan | Taʔaki | Dig up, pull up or out, extract |
| Tongan | Tokoto | Lie down (Singular) |
| Tongan | Taakoto | Lie down (Plural), of persons and animals |
| Tongan | Taku | Mention, refer to |
| Tongan | Toku | Yam and breadfruit cutter of turtleshell or hard wood |
| Tongan | Tokua | They say, it is said, so they say, reputedly, it seems |
| Tongan | Tukuhali | Sea-snake with transverse black and white bands |
| Tongan | Tala | Thorn, prickle, spike, barb or bristle |
| Tongan | Tala | Tell, relate |
| Tongan | Ta/tala/ | To unwrap, unroll, open (one's mind or heart) |
| Tongan | Taa | End of building, especially rounded end of a Tongan house |
| Tongan | Taalafu | Fireplace on canoe or other small vessel |
| Tongan | Taaʔi | To carve out by chopping (as a canoe) Problematic |
| Tongan | Talaki | Announce or make known, especially by going from house to house |
| Tongan | Taalaki | Small fishing-net with two handles |
| Tongan | Telekihi | A kind of fish |
| Tongan | Talalo | To go about furtively among the people talking about something (especially something bad or suspicious) Problematic |
| Tongan | Alamea | Crown-of-thorns Starfish Phonologically Irregular |
| Tongan | Talatalaʔaamoa | A bush (Caesalpinia sp.) |
| Tongan | Talatupuʔa | Myth or legend handed down from ancient times |
| Tongan | ʔA/talava | Cuttlefish with seven tentacles, squid |
| Tongan | Tala vai | Ask for medicine Problematic |
| Tongan | Ta(l)e | Cough |
| Tongan | Ta(ta)li | To wait for |
