boto
Bingham
bóto
n. a base, a stump, a bulbous root.
a. having a bulb, true, certain, not false.
Sabatier
boto
n. tree trunk, stock, base, foundation, principle.
a. boto, boboto: having a trunk (tree), a foundation, a base, a principle, founded on, based on.
vt. kabotoa: to wait till trunk of taro is formed, to base or establish one's ideas.
ex. kabotoa nako: well-established principles, to lay a good foundation.
ex. kau boto, kau bati: big buttocks.
syn. kau buki, kaubotobota, kakanoa mai nano.
Topics: Plants and trees