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 | Vuso | Top end of anything, glans penis Problematic |
Fijian | Sa(a) | Verbal particle, independent of tense |
Fijian | Caa | Bad |
Fijian | Saa | Bad |
Fijian | Sei | Tear v |
Fijian | Cave-a | To hang |
Fijian | Save | Rope hanging from the masthead of a canoe to fasten the yards when resting |
Fijian | Save | A child who has a younger brother or sister before being weaned; a weakling, a weak child, as being born too soon after the elder |
Fijian | Savu | Waterfall |
Fijian | Cavu/raka | Pull up forcibly, as weeds |
Fijian | Saga | A crotch; crotched, esp. of a branch which forms a crotch with the tree |
Fijian | Caga | Span Problematic |
Fijian | Sago | Small branch of a tree |
Fijian | Caka | Work, do |
Fijian | Saqa | Cook in a pot, boil |
Fijian | Caqe | Kick against with forward movement |
Fijian | Saku | Swordfish (Makaira sp.) |
Fijian | Sakula | A deep-sea fish |
Fijian | Cakule | Lift up in searching, part hair to find lice |
Fijian | Cala | Err, error |
Fijian | Salato | (Laportea harveyi) Urticaceae (nettle plant) |
Fijian | Sali | Flow of water |
Fijian | I/sakaro | Shell used for scraping coconuts |
Fijian | Carotu | To sound like a fish when speared right through Problematic |
Fijian | Saru-ta | Strike grass and weeds with a heavy stick |
Fijian | Sama | Rub with the hands; anoint |
Fijian | Sabu/sabu | Improvident, wasteful |
Fijian | Samu/ta | Strike, beat, kill |
Fijian | Sani | Remove leaves |
Fijian | Saa | Free, at liberty |
Fijian | Caa | Fetch or pick up firewood Problematic |
Fijian | Caba | Feign inability when one is able Problematic |
Fijian | Sabe | Stiff-legged, unable to bend the knee |
Fijian | Save | Weakling (innately deficient) Problematic |
Fijian | Savo | Pull tight |
Fijian | Cabo | Offer, present property |
Fijian | Sabutu | (Lethrinus spp.). Like a Bream, short and reddish |
Fijian | Yau | Dew |
Fijian | Sau | To break in a certain way, as a coconut for drinking; to knock off the bark; cut reeds, bamboos and some other things |
Fijian | Sau | High chief |
Fijian | Sau ni daliga | Ear-ring, etc |
Fijian | Sau-ma | Repay, retaliate, answer a question |
Fijian | I-sau | The price of a thing, reward for doing a thing, retaliation, answer |
Fijian | Cau/cau | Land breeze |
Fijian | Saucaa | In difficulties; involved in war or famine Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Fijian | Caawaki | Sea-urchin sp. |
Fijian | Cawiri | Spin of itself Problematic |
Fijian | Se | Whether...or Problematic |
Fijian | Sese | Err, go astray |
Fijian | See | To flower, be in blossom |