Entries from Capell 1973 in Pollex-Online
Capell, A. (1973). A new Fijian dictionary. Suva, Government Printer.
Language | Item | Description |
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Fijian | Malumu | Weak, faint, sick, soft |
Fijian | Mama/a | Chew and spit out, chiefly of kava |
Fijian | Mama | Ring n |
Fijian | Mama | Light (in weight) |
Fijian | Mosi | Pain Problematic |
Fijian | Vei/maamaa | The middle, half, of space or time Problematic |
Fijian | Mana | Supernatural force |
Fijian | Mana-ti | Affected by a disease Problematic |
Fijian | Manu/manu | Animal, bird, insect |
Fijian | Manu ciri | Wandering bird (Mythological) Problematic |
Fijian | Manumanu lailai | Insect Problematic |
Fijian | Mavota | A tree (Myristica grandifolia) |
Fijian | Maba | A shrub, Diospyros lateriflora |
Fijian | Mabo | Soft and spongy when kept too long (of taro) |
Fijian | Maca | Dry |
Fijian | Basaga | Branch Problematic |
Fijian | Macake | Disease of the tongue, thrush |
Fijian | Macala | Be clear, intelligible, understood |
Fijian | Waa /mere/ | A vine used to make string Problematic |
Fijian | Masimasi/a | Wind-spoiled Breadfruit |
Fijian | Masima | Salt Problematic |
Fijian | Masi | Paper mulberry |
Fijian | Mata | Eye, face |
Fijian | Mata | Company of people pursuing trade or occupation |
Fijian | Mata | Ten fish |
Fijian | Maatai | Skilled, clever |
Fijian | Mataitaliga | Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna sp.) (Gty.1994) |
Fijian | Mataku | Fear v, afraid, to be (widespread dialectal form) |
Fijian | Matau | Right (not left) |
Fijian | Ma(ta)sau | A title of honour Problematic |
Fijian | Mate | Die |
Fijian | Mate | Extinguished |
Fijian | Matu | A fish (Gerres) (Gty.1994) |
Fijian | Madu | Dry (of wood and mature coconuts) |
Fijian | Matua | Mature, ripe |
Fijian | Matukurau | (P. porphyreus) Problematic |
Fijian | Mawii | Left (not right) |
Fijian | Maumau | Spoiled, wasted |
Fijian | Mele | Defect, flaw |
Fijian | Medre | Tangled in speech, speak indistinctly |
Fijian | Meca | Enemy Problematic |
Fijian | Mii | Urinate |
Fijian | Moa | Brown quail |
Fijian | Moce | Sleep |
Fijian | Moci | Shrimp or very small prawn found in brackish water |
Fijian | Moka | A stone fence to enclose fish at low tide |
Fijian | Moko | Lizard |
Fijian | Moko/-ta | Embrace, clasp in the arms |
Fijian | Moli | Citrus (Fruit) |
Fijian | Modri | Lacking hair on face or pubes |