bomaki
Bingham
bómaki
vi. to engage in beating the ground with the butts of coconut fronds to scare away the spirit of a person who has just died.
n. the scaring away of a departing spirit by beating the ground.
bomaáki
va. light as a blow.
see botam.
ex. nkana e oreai temanna n te kai, ma e aki nene bona ba e botua, ao e bomaki iai, ke e botam.
Sabatier
bomaki
n. funeral ceremony consisting of chasing the soul from a corpse, by tapping on ground or trees around with a stick for three days.
vt. bomaka: to chase in this way, to make quit in quick time.
ex.
- e na bo makim, N na bo makiko: I'll give you a good beating.
- e bo makina: he got a sound thrashing.
see beketana, bo takena.
bomaki1
a. barely touched, grazed, only slightly touched.