bo
Bingham
bo
n. a meeting, a coming together, price, reward.
vi. to meet, to unite, to agree, to hit, to come in collision.
Sabatier
bo
bo1
n. a blow, stroke.
v. to hit, to thump, to knock, to touch, to hurt, to get hit.
ex.
- e bo ubuna: he got hit in the face.
- e bo te ika: the fish is tainted, bad, deteriorated.
vt. boa, boboa: to hit, to hurt, to beat.
boboa: to tap on, to beat with repeated blows.
boboa: to tap on, to beat with repeated blows.
ex.
- bo-maneka: cutting steps on coconut tree for climbing.
- bo-niba: cut notches, holes.
see idiom. e bo ketena, e bo makina.
ex.
- au bo, am bo, ana bo: etc. blows which I, you, he, etc., gives.
- bou, bom, bona: the blows which I, you, he, receive.
bo2
n. contact, meeting, fight, combat.
ex. te bo ni buaka: a battle, a war.
v. bo, bobo, bo ma: to be in contact, to touch, to meet, to fight with or against.
ex. e bo atin te maie: the merry making is in full swing.
vt. kaboa, kaboboa: to put in contact, to make touch, to unite.
bo3
n. equality, equivalence, accord, agreement.
ex.
- te bo n nano: mutual agreement.
- ti te bo te aro: all religions are the same.
a. equal, like, similar, same, matched, paired.
vc. katiteboa: to make equal, to equalize, to make the same.
bo4
v. to go towards... to come, to arrive.
v. e bo nakoiang, e bo nakoaiaki, e bo rio, e borake:... goes towards the north, south, west, east.
ex.
- e bo nako: he is gone.
- bo mai: come here.
- ko bo maiia?: where do you come from? where have you been?
- e bo am tai: it is your time (your turn).
bo5
n. price, value, cost, wage, compensation, reward, answer.
ex.
- au bo, am bo, ana bo: my, your, his price.
- bona: the price of it.
vt. kaboa, kakaboa, kaboboa: to buy, to exchange, to reward, to compensate, to make amends for, to answer.