butika
Bingham
bútika
n. a parent of a son or daughter-in-law.
n. a tou cutter (pandanus fruit).
vi. to fall in with another, to meet.
Sabatier
butika
n. in laws, relatives by marriage.
vt. butikana: to have, to take for a brother in law.
butika1
n. 1. a rod with knife fixed at end to cut down pandanus and breadfruit.
n. 2. a spade, a support, a prop (But.); te kai ni butika.
syn. te kai n totoko.
vt. butika: to cut down the fruit by cutting upwards with knife.
butika2
n. a meeting, an encounter.
vt. butika: to meet.
ex. I butika ma te anti, I butika ma te aomata: I met a ghost, I met a man.
vc. ka butika: to make, to arrange a meeting...
Topics: Pandanus, Family and people