Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online

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

Language Item Description
Tongan Tohi To split a (usually Pandanus) leaf with a sharp shell
Tongan Tohi Make mark or design on
Tongan Toho/toho Rape
Tongan Toto Blood
Tongan Toʔotoʔonga Internal organs (of the body, or of a fowl or fish or pig, etc.), esp. the edible parts or giblets
Tongan Totongi Payment, price, cost
Tongan Totototo Bloodshot, blood-coloured
Tongan Tou Tree species, (Melochia odorata)
Tongan Tuu To shake (e.g. a mat), to shake out or off
Tongan Tuʔu Stand, upright, to be
Tongan Tuʔu Cut through something hard ; sever, cut off, chop off, lop off, amputate
Tongan Tua To bunt Problematic
Tongan Tuʔa Back
Tongan Tuʔa Far out to sea
Tongan Tuʔo- Time(s), occasion(s): before a numeral or /lahi/ (many) or /si'i/. (As a prefix) strand
Tongan Tuofafine Sister of a male
Tongan Tuongaʔane Brother or male cousin of a woman
Tongan Tuahi Kind of shellfish
Tongan Tuai From days long since gone by
Tongan Teketeke/tuʔakoi/ Encroach on other's land/authority
Tongan Tuʔahivi Ridge (Topographical)
Tongan Tuʔasina Maternal uncle
Tongan Tufa Share out, divide
Tongan Tufi Pick up scraps, small things
Tongan Tuufonu Turtle sp
Tongan Tufu Spring of water, especially one on beach
Tongan Tufu A fish
Tongan Tufunga Skilled workman, artisan
Tongan Tunga Maggot which attacks sugar-cane
Tongan Tunga Knot (in wood)
Tongan Tuʔunga Stand, pedestal, that on which a thing stands or is placed; notch cut in the trunk of a tree as a toe-hold; ladder; position, site, standpoint; status, rank...
Tongan Tuʔunga Group or number (three or more) of (persons); heap
Tongan Tuʔungaʔa Sudden, unexpected, or without apparent cause or reason
Tongan (Fonu) tungange Hawksbill turtle Problematic
Tongan Tuungaki Light a bonfire as a signal
Tongan Tuungia To set fire to, set on fire
Tongan Tui Thread
Tongan Tuʔi King, queen, sovereign
Tongan Tuitui Candlenut
Tongan Tuke Stump of tree, limb, tooth
Tongan Tuke Knuckle
Tongan Tukeʔi-nima Amputation stump
Tongan Tuki Knock, hit, pound, hammer, punch
Tongan Tuku Leave, put down
Tongan Tukuku Kind of fish, very small
Tongan Tula Bald
Tongan Tuʔuʔanga Standing-place, place where anything stands or stood, site, location, position
Tongan Tulaki, tuleki/na Push over, knock or tip over
Tongan Tuʔulalupe A certain constellation of five stars
Tongan Tule(mohe) Be drowsy