ewa
Bingham
éwa
n. crack in a board.
vi. spear.
va. cracked as a board.
va. about to become an ibonga priest or sorceror.
eéwa
a. very many, very great.
a. impatient.
Sabatier
ewa
n. abundance, quantity, a number.
a. much, numerous, abundant.
a. much, numerous, abundant.
ex. ai ewa ra!: what a lot!
vc. kaewaea: to increase the number or quantity.
ewa1
n. a crack, fissure, cleft, chink, cranny, crevice (by extension), piece, debris, fragment.
ex.
- te ewa ni karau: crevice or fissure made in ground by heavy rain.
- te ewa ni ben, te ewa n tou: fruits spoiled by rain or cracked open.
ex. te ewa n anti: fig. a person being taken in possession by the devil.
a. cracked, cleft, split, possessed by anti.
v. ewa, ewaewa: to pierce, to stab.
see ewara.
n. te kai n ewa, te kai n ewaewa: a sharp pointed tool (harpoon, lance, spade, etc.).
Topics: Fishing, Numbers and counting