bukinatu

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

búkinætu

n. the back of the head.

va. wearing the back hair very long.

bukinatu

n. occiput, long hair (masculine) hanging from occiput and symbolizing riches (custom disappeared).

vt. bukinatua: to have or put behind head.