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beku

Bingham

béku

n. work, labor.
vi. to work, to labor.

Sabatier

beku

n. labour, assiduous work, a task to accomplish, works.
v. beku, bekubeku, bebeku: to work, to labour.
vt. kaibekua, idem.
kabekua: to urge to work, to incite...

beku1

n. bekubeku: hollow sound of box, drum, log, etc., noise of this kind.
v. to sound like a drum, a box (having hollow sound).
vt. kabekua: to make, to sound.
intj. beku! bang! boom!
vt. bekua: to beat it.
see beka.