eke
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eke
n. an old coconut.
a crisp cake of pandanus fruit.
a crisp cake of pandanus fruit.
a. crisp, crackling, dry, crusty.
vc. ka-ekea: to make crisp, to dry over coals, to dry up.
eke1
from. kea and keaki.
a. famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious.
ex.
- ba ekeke: of good stock, an illustrious family.
- te ka-eke: an incantation in order to become famous.
vc. ka-ekea: to make..., to exalt, to extol, to praise.
eke2
v. ekeke. to break (with resounding noise), the action of...
n. te kai n ekeke: a crowbar, a pick, etc.