buki
Bingham
búki
vi. to resound.
n. the base, the butt end, the buttocks, the tail.
n. the reason, the cause, motive, ground, cause in the sense of one's cause.
ex. I taua bukina: I maintain his cause.
Sabatier
buki
from. ki bottom.
n. the bottom, tail, posterior, buttock, rump, the bottom, the lower part, hind quarters, behind, the end, extremity.
fig. cause, reason, aim, object of, subject of, reason of.
adv. i-buki: behind, at the back.
ex.
- mai buki: from behind, from the back.
- nako buki: towards the back.
- i bukin te... because of... for...
- i bukin tera: why? for what reason?
- akea bukina: without reason or motive.
idiom. baua bukin te...: uphold the cause, take the part of... be on the side of... uphold.
ex. e koro bukina: the end has been attained.
na. kaubuki, kaubukibuki, buki tei, bukitere nako, kaubatiatia: large breeched, prominent buttocks.
vt. bukia: to lengthen.
ex. e bukiaki te ao: the line is lengthened with another stronger one.
buki1
v. buki, bukibuki. to be accused, involved.
ex. I buki iai, ko buki iai: I am the cause, you are...
see bukina.
buki3
v. buki, bukibuki. to beat, to beat violently.
ex. e bukibuki manawana: his heart is beating fast (to be excited).
vt. kabuka.