buangi
Bingham
buæ/ngi
n. a whale's tooth.
Sabatier
buangi
or. buangui.
n. tooth of cachalot (whale).
a. nice and round as tooth, nice form, plump, round.
ex.
- wi buangi, bai buangi, wae buangi: nice teeth, arms, legs.
- ikaika buangi: flesh well formedtongo buangi: nice mangrove tree te buangi n aine: woman with nice figure.
vt. kabuangi.
syn. buaki, buakiraoi.
Topics: Shells and sea creatures, The body