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 | Turu | Drip |
Fijian | Dulu | Prop; kind of canoe mast |
Fijian | Dumu | To push up, out or open (as sail, umbrella) Problematic |
Fijian | Duna | Fresh-water eel |
Fijian | Tunu | Reheat food |
Fijian | Tubu | Grow |
Fijian | Tupua | Spirit or ghost (Hocart 1915:631) |
Fijian | Dusi | Point with finger |
Fijian | Tutu | The beat of a drum when a village was taken or people were killed |
Fijian | Tutu | Set fire to |
Fijian | -mu | Second person singular possessive |
Fijian | Ua | Vein, muscle |
Fijian | Ua/ua/na | Veined, muscular |
Fijian | Uvi | Yam |
Fijian | Ubi-a | To cover |
Fijian | Uga | Hermit crab spp |
Fijian | Uca | Rain |
Fijian | Cila | Shine, of the heavenly bodies Problematic |
Fijian | Ura | Prawn |
Fijian | Ura/u | Crayfish |
Fijian | Ulavi | Red parrot fish (Scarus sp.) |
Fijian | Uli | Steer v |
Fijian | Ulu | Head, top |
Fijian | Ulurua | Fish sp Problematic |
Fijian | Ulumatua | Woman's firstborn child |
Fijian | Uma | Trunk of a tree |
Fijian | Ucu-na | Unsheathe (as a sword); come out Problematic |
Fijian | Unu | Drink (Dialect) |
Fijian | Vicovico | Navel Problematic |
Fijian | Usa | Carry A Cargo by boat |
Fijian | Uto/uto | Float of fishing net |
Fijian | Uto- | Heart; breadfruit |
Fijian | Utu | To join end to end; to make ends meet Uncertain Semantic Connection |
Fijian | Wailo | Fish sp Problematic |
Fijian | Wai | Water |
Fijian | Wai ni mata | Tears Problematic |
Fijian | Waqa | Canoe |
Fijian | Waqawaqa | Thorax, frame of the ribs |
Fijian | Wadra | Stare, gaze at Problematic |
Fijian | Wala | Clothing tied high up around the waist (as a challenge) instead of lower around the loins |
Fijian | Waa lai | (Entada phaseoloides) |
Fijian | Weli | Drivel, slobber, slaver Problematic |
Fijian | Weli/welia | Slimy Problematic |
Fijian | Welu | Spittle, mucus Problematic |
Fijian | Vara | Spongy flesh of sprouting coconut Problematic |
Fijian | Wali | To anoint |
Fijian | Yaro | A large inland tree with serrated leaves, Permna [sic] taitensis, Verbenaceau |
Fijian | Yaro-ni-veikau | Premna taitensis |
Fijian | Yaro(yaro) | A small coast tree with entire leaves |
Fijian | Yaroyaro | A tree (Premna sp.) |