ake
Bingham
ake
vi. cleanse as a skull.
Sabatier
ake1
v. to card, to comb, to cut to pieces, to hackle, to strip.
red. akeake.
ex.
- akea, akeakea: to take off thorns or fish bones, to strip off, to disentangle, to separate, to tease or comb.
- akea te benu: tease the benu (fibre).
- akea te ika: to rid the fish of bones.
- akea te iranatu: comb the hair.
ake2
n. ark (ENG).
ex.
- Ana Ake Noa: Noah's Ark.
- te ake ni kamaiu: the ark of salvation.