bangu
Bingham
b'ángu
n. a fallen young coconut, eaten by a rat.
va. eaten out, as a young coconut by a rat.
Sabatier
bangu
n. a hollow (with opening) in a tree, in a coconut, empty cask, etc.
ex. bangu, bangubangu: hollow sound, nasal sound, empty.
ex. bana bangubangu: nasal voice.
vt. kabangubangua: to make hollow, empty, to give a hollow sound, tone.
see bongubongu.
vt. bangua: to pump.
from. bangu pump.
bangu1
n. dust having pleasant smell (from rotting timber, esp. te ngea).
Topics: Coconut