Entries from Churchward 1959 in Pollex-Online
Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tongan | Fakaʔungo/ʔunga | To cut notches in for ornamentation |
| Tongan | ʔUngoʔunga | Full of holes, made by insects, worms, grubs, etc. |
| Tongan | ʔUnga/a | (of teeth) Hollow or decayed; (of coconuts) withered or imperfectly formed inside |
| Tongan | Fakahuu | Cause or allow to enter: admit, insert, import.... |
| Tongan | Fakaumiumi/noa | To mope; to be gloomy or sombre |
| Tongan | Hili/faki | To place, lay upon; lay, impose or inflict (duties, responsibilities, punishment) |
| Tongan | Hili/fakia | To be caught or stranded on top of something (e.g. ball in roof-gutter, falling fruit caught in branches) |
| Tongan | Hanga/naki | Keeping on, continuing |
| Tongan | Liifio | Kind of large brown moth |
| Tongan | Maalie | Well done! (Eng-Ton) |
| Tongan | Maalie | Gently, softly, slowly, gradually (with repetitive/continuative verb) |
| Tongan | Mataʔaa/ʔaa | Bright-eyed, keen-sighted or wide-awake looking |
| Tongan | Toʔukupu | Hand, arm (regal) |
| Tongan | Toʔukupu kelekele | Foot, leg (regal) |
| Tongan | Tuʔutaamaki | To be in adversity or distress or danger; to meet with trouble or failure or disaster |
| Tongan | Fa/fao | To stretch oneself out (e.g. on the beach) |
| Tongan | ʔO/ʔao/ʔi-ngutu | The roof of the mouth |
| Tongan | (Ene)ene | To be on the point of doing something but to refrain from actually doing it |
| Tongan | Faka/ene/ene | To deal with in a hesitating way, not acting firmly lest some harm or damage might be done thereby |
| Tongan | Aa | Adv. used for the sake of politeness or emphasis. Là (Btn). |
| Tongan | Haʔo/fia | To surround or sit round |
| Tongan | Moko/hula | Earwig |
| Tongan | Moko/moko/tuʔaniu | Mantis |
| Tongan | Moko/tola | Shellfish sp. |
| Tongan | Moko/hunu | Sea-slug sp. |
| Tongan | Lea/ʔi | To speak to by way of reproof, admonition, encouragement or exhortation |
| Tongan | Lau/ʔi | Talk or gossip about (esp. in derogatory or critical way), say things about |
| Tongan | ʔOla | Gnaw, scrape off with teeth |
| Tongan | Kai/vao | Wild, living in the wilds; (of animals) not domesticated; (of people) not civilized, savage |
| Tongan | Tina/amanu | Breeding animal |
| Tongan | A/ano | Neap (tide) |
| Tongan | Ao/faki | Comprehensive, all-inclusive... Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| Tongan | Lalo/kia | Front of neck, throat (exterior) |
| Tongan | Tou/aki | To throw more stones on the fire in a native oven |
| Tongan | Tau | Green leaves...for covering food in a native oven |
| Tongan | Tulu/ʔi | To bathe or treat (eye,ear, wound etc.) with healing liquid; lotion, esp. eye-lotion |
| Tongan | Tulutaa | To drip; drop (of a liquid) |
| Tongan | Lisi | To throw or throw at with force (obj. stone or dog etc.) |
| Tongan | Mangamanga | Having several or many forks or branches; branching or forking in various directions |
| Tongan | Mataʔiʔuha | Raindrop |
| Tongan | Leelea | Talking a lot, talkative... Problematic |
| Tongan | Fingo | To frown |
| Tongan | Ma/hala | Slit forcefully, ripped |
| Tongan | Toka | Cross-pieces laid on long longitudinal beams in house Borrowed |
| Tongan | Na/ua | Very big wave Borrowed |
| Tongan | Paa/pani | To maraud, pillage, plunder, forage |
| Tongan | Laafu/aʔa, (mod.) la/lafu | (Of soil) impoverished, exhausted by constant used; (of house and surroundings) old and "done for" |
| Tongan | Lafu/lafu/a | (Of human body) dingy or dull for want of oiling |
| Tongan | Fahu | (Man's) sister's son or grandson |
| Tongan | Kele | Dirty, muddy, clayey, turbid |
