ao
Bingham
áo
conj. and.
n. fish-line.
n. pole for pushing a canoe.
aáo
n. upper side, the above.
adv. why, wherefore.
Sabatier
ao
conj. and, with (takes the place of our commas in enumerations, stories), (idiom).
adv. ao? ao tera? so what? well? what more?
ao1
n. the upper part of, the surface, the outside, the back, the exterior.
adv. i aon:... on, externally upon, over.
ex.
- mai iaon: off, away from.
- i ao: outside, on the exterior.
pref. to certain words to indicate the outside, the top, the upper side, etc.
ao2
n. te ao: fibre of coconut husk, fishline, twine.
v. aoao: to pole a canoe.
ex. ao mai, ao nako, ao rake, ao rio:
n. te kai n aoao: pole used for pushing.
vt. aoa, aoaoa: push by poling.
syn. aoakina.
vc. aopapa... aoa-raea: to steer askew, to steer badly.
syn. ao-buakaea.
ao3
n. by onomatopoeia. moan, sigh, regret.
v. ao, aoao: to sigh, to moan, to lament.
vt. aoao: to moan over, to regret, to cry over.
Topics: Coconut, Sea, canoes and navigation