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 | Vure | Pubic region |
Fijian | Vulu/a | Pubic hair |
Fijian | Vulu | Wash hands |
Fijian | Vunia | Hide, conceal |
Fijian | Vuci | Taro garden under wet cultivation |
Fijian | Vuci/levu | Swamp |
Fijian | Vusi | Suspend by means of a loop |
Fijian | Vucu | Hit with a missile |
Fijian | Vute/vutea | Springy underfoot, like some kinds of ground (Cpl) Problematic |
Fijian | Vuti-a | Pluck (hair, feathers), pull up (weeds) |
Fijian | Vudi | Banana |
Fijian | Vutu | (Barringtonia) |
Fijian | Gaa | Opening of mouth, gaping action |
Fijian | Gari | To appeal, attract (of food) |
Fijian | Gau | The middle part of a thing; the waist Problematic |
Fijian | Vaka/solo/solo | Slowly Problematic |
Fijian | Gata | Snake |
Fijian | Gata | A term used in addressing a kalou, like "amen". It is expressive of his power to perform Borrowed |
Fijian | Qaa | Shell of anything Problematic |
Fijian | Gato | Use the break or glottal stop in speaking Problematic |
Fijian | Gatu | Native cloth when it is in wide pieces |
Fijian | Geegee | A climbing bush (Maesa grandis) |
Fijian | Geli | Monkey |
Fijian | Geti | A tree whose bark when scraped is used for dying the hair |
Fijian | Gii | Make a shrill noise; squeak, as bat; squeal, as pig, buzz, as mosquito |
Fijian | Gigia | Tree sp. (Suriana maritima) |
Fijian | Gogo | Weak, infirm, awkward, helpless |
Fijian | Godro | Grunt |
Fijian | Gu | Hum |
Fijian | Gusu | Mouth |
Fijian | Saa | Drive away |
Fijian | Cava | What? |
Fijian | Caga | Span (measurement) |
Fijian | -sagavulu | Ten [in compounds for 'twenty' etc.] |
Fijian | Cei | Who? |
Fijian | Cakau | Coral reef |
Fijian | Cake | Up, upwards; east |
Fijian | Saku | Fish (Platybelone sp., strongylurn sp.) (Rsr) |
Fijian | Sala | Path, road, track |
Fijian | Saa/levu | A highway |
Fijian | Vaka/salataka/ | Lead v |
Fijian | Cama | Outrigger of a canoe |
Fijian | I/sau/ | Needle |
Fijian | Sau | Tattoo marks |
Fijian | Saubulu | Caulk |
Fijian | Cina-va | Find or catch a thing by torchlight |
Fijian | Ciwa | Nine |
Fijian | I coka | The tie beams of a house, fastened to the pou |
Fijian | Soka | Smaller transversal beams in a house |
Fijian | Soko | Sail or voyage Problematic |