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sharpen

9 Kiribati words

• taima
  • Bingham to sharpen, to grind, to whet.
  • Sabatier tataima, taitaima: to sharpen, to whet, to point.
• taim
  • Sabatier to sharpen, to whet.
• kakang
  • Sabatier kakanga: to sharpen, to point.
• katia
  • Sabatier to sharpen a point, to make thinner at the end.
• taba
  • Sabatier taba, ta bia, tabaki: to cut, to split, to sharpen point.
• korotaba
  • Sabatier korotaba:: to cut, to plane, to sharpen (pencils, points).
• tarotaro
  • Bingham water in a shell or cup for a wan with which to sharpen a knife.
• kima
  • Sabatier ka-kima, kakimakima: to sharpen point, to sharpen to a fine point.
• bwere
  • Sabatier kabwerea, kabwerebwerea: to sharpen to a point, think, to cut in very fine slices, to pare away.