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baua

Bingham

b'áua

va. begging.
n. a fish, the.

Sabatier

baua

n. a fish, the young of te aua (ataein te aua).
sn. Mugilidae..

baua1

v. to make up one's mind to... to decide to...

baua2

n. baua te ngenge, te baua ngenge, baua rake: a beggar.
v. to beg, to envy, to look at with envy, to covet any food (as baua does near latrines on beach) (an insult).

baua3

see bau.
vt. to catch with a lasso, to take as one's own.

Topics: Fish