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awa

Bingham

áwa

vt. boil.
n. fish.

Sabatier

awa

n. a fish, coral trout.

awa1

vt. awaawa: to boil toddy until it becomes thick syrup, to evaporate, reduce by boiling.
v. awa kareve, awawa kareve: to boil toddy or karuoruo.
vt. ka awawa: to persuade someone to...

awa2

or. awakae!
intj. exc. of surprise.
syn. akea ngaira!

Goo & Banner

awa

pr. awa (k).
sn. Cephalopholis mineatus (hh).
n. coral trout (hh).

Luomala

awa

sn. Cephalopholis mineatus (serranidae).
n. grouper, seabass.

Topics: Fish, Shells and sea creatures, Coconut, Food and cooking, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)