buaka
Bingham
búaka
n. war.
vi. to wage war, to engage in war, to be tempestuous, stormy.
Sabatier
buaka
suf. bad, wrong, unbecoming, improper, offensive, false, unjust, insufficient, etc.
see taetaebuaka, ribuaka, aorakibuaka, tangibuaka, etc.
buaka1
n. garboard.
see buabuaka of canoe.
buaka2
n. war, combat, fight, tempest, bad weather, conflict, <battle>.
ex.
- te bo ni buaka: a battle.
- te buaka ni mate: agony.
- te tia buaka: warrior.
- te tanga ni buaka: an army, soldiers.
- te tanga ni buaka: arms, cuirass, armour.
v. buaka, bubuaka: to fight, to combat, to battle with, to have bad weather.
fig. to fight against passions, interior struggle.
see buakana.
n. te kabuaka: uneven ground, stony...
vt. kabuaka: to make fight.
Topics: Weather and sky