buto

Bingham

búto

n. the navel.

a. many, various, as stories.

buto

n. navel, boundary stone, centre of a whirlpool.

fig. centre, heart.

ex.

buton te ari: lump at base of spathe.
butokare: prominent navel, having a...
butore: idem.
e buto ni bai, e buto te bai irouna: he is rich, he knows all, he has all (he is the centre of all).
butoriki, buto n aba: terms used frequently in invocations (magical) at time of cutting umbilical cord, the child was then dedicated to either beauty, bravery, knowledge, etc.

vc. e buto: to have at heart.

n. te kabae buto: engagement, betrothal.

v. to make a pact, pact of friendship, etc.

ex. a bae butora: we are engaged, we are friends, united.

vt. kabaea te buto ma... to make a pact with, to get engaged to...

idiom. te buto ni manging: drunkard.

ex. e buto ni manging: addicted to drink.

Buto

n. Te Buto, a star (Scorpion).