bawe
Bingham
Sabatier
bawe
n. a fish, snapper, goatfish.
ex. species -- baweata, baweina, bawe-mara, bawe-taburimai, bawe-tabuariki.
Bawe
n. Na Bawe: one of first men (myth). <myth>.
bawe1
a. old, ancient, old as Na Bawe, of Na Bawe's time.(N).
bawe2
a. well dried, a long time in the sun (copra).
Goo & Banner
b'áwe
sn. Lutianus vaigiensis.
n. yellow snapper (a yellow-gray snapper with dark red on the dorsal fin, a dark tail and yellow anal, pelvic and pectoral fins; It is a common species and is not eaten everywhere.
Topics: Fish, Colours, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)