au
Bingham
au
n. pan leaf used in caulking a canoe.
va. coming in shoals, plentious as fish.
pron. my.
aáu
vi. be slow.
Sabatier
au
a. my, mine.
ex.
- au bai: my thing.
- baiu: my hand.
au1
n. something used for caulking (pandanus leaves, cotton, etc.).
vt. auna to caulk, to make watertight.
or. aua.
au2
v. auau. to extract, to pull out of a cavity from under or within, to pull cord out of hole in canoe making.
au-rabono: to get eels out of holes in rocks.
au-rabono: to get eels out of holes in rocks.
n. te auau: act of extracting... fishing under rocks.
te kai n au rabono: iron hook used for fishing eels.
te kai n au rabono: iron hook used for fishing eels.
vt. auta: to pull out, to withdraw from, to extract.
au3
n. used to indicate sun's position north or south of equator.
ex. te au meang, te au maiaki.
au5
v. to drift away, to be adrift, carried away (either because of wind or current).
ex. au nako, au rio, au rake, au nakoiang, au nakoaiaki.
au6
a. slow, dawdling.
v. to dawdle, to dilly-dally, to straggle, to lag, to languish, to droop.
pref. or suff. to several words.
ex. niniau.