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 | Vei/tabui/ | Those sharing avoidance relationships Problematic |
Fijian | Tasi | Shave |
Fijian | Tatagia | A tree (Acacia simplicifolia) |
Fijian | Sau | To cut reed, bamboos etc.; to prick, as in tattooing; tattoo marks |
Fijian | Dau | Habitually |
Fijian | Tau | General sense of falling quietly into place |
Fijian | Tau | Triangular decking covering bow and stern |
Fijian | Dau- | Habitual prefix |
Fijian | Tau/taci- | The relationship of brother with brother (Cakaudrove) |
Fijian | Sau | Repay, retaliate, answer a letter Problematic |
Fijian | Tau-rua | Two together |
Fijian | Taunamu | Mosquito net |
Fijian | Dawa | A tree (Pometia pinnata) |
Fijian | Tawake | Banner Problematic |
Fijian | Dee | Excrement; to excrete Problematic |
Fijian | See | Be radiant (of light) Problematic |
Fijian | Rai seesee | See clearly Problematic |
Fijian | Teva | Inexact, a little out, not quite satisfactory (Cpl) Problematic |
Fijian | Vaka/teva/a | Go away so as to miss one; put back to front (Cpl) Problematic |
Fijian | Teve | Circumcise |
Fijian | Teke-na | Prop up; an object placed under a pot to support it |
Fijian | Teqe | To throw a stone behind one |
Fijian | Dela | Top or surface of anything |
Fijian | Dela/dela | Mons veneris |
Fijian | Tere | Graze, touch lightly |
Fijian | Dere | Hone a knife |
Fijian | Tele(f,v)ua | . (Geraghty 1993) Problematic |
Fijian | Titi | Flow gently, ooze (as gum from a tree) Problematic |
Fijian | Dia | Handle, to throw by the end and stick in as, in throwing a knife |
Fijian | Tiale | Flower, gardenia sp. (b?) |
Fijian | Civa | Pearl oyster |
Fijian | Tivitivi | Butterfly Fish (Zanclus cornutus) (Chaetodon spp.) |
Fijian | Tiqa | Reed dart |
Fijian | Tiko | Sit, squat |
Fijian | Siko/rere | Artamus. Wood-swallow (Geraghty 1993) |
Fijian | Tiri | Drip or drop (of liquids) |
Fijian | Diri | Break shell of egg, nut or a few other things |
Fijian | Dilo | Tree sp. (Callophyllum inophyllum) |
Fijian | Tiro | Look at something reflected in water or a glass; peep furtively; admire oneself |
Fijian | Timo | A plant (Cucumis acidus) |
Fijian | Cigi | To fill up a crevice or push a thing into it, as into a leak in a canoe, to stop up a gap in a fence Problematic |
Fijian | Tina- | Mother, mother's sister, father's brother's wife |
Fijian | Tini-a | Fasten a rope or line; conclude a thing |
Fijian | Tini | Ten |
Fijian | Dio | Oyster |
Fijian | Cibi | Cut up into pieces |
Fijian | Civi | Cut or pare off |
Fijian | Sivi | To cut out with an adze |
Fijian | Dibi | Hip, lower part of thigh |
Fijian | Tebe | Skim/skid/skip on the water, as a flat stone Problematic |