ika
Bingham
íka
n. fish of any kind.
n. mode of playing ball (a general term).
adv. where.
vt. pound as food with a pestle.
Sabatier
ika
adv. there where... in.
ex. ika kam for ike kam.
ika1
n. 1. fish (general term).
n. 2. species of taro; ikaraoi, ikaroro, ikauraura.
3. fleshy parts of body.
3. fleshy parts of body.
ex. ika ni bai, ika ni wae.
n. 4. kind, species.
ex. te ika ra? what thing? what did you say? (Butaritari).
n. 5. word with double meaning.
ex.
- kang ika: to eat fish.
- baru ika: desire to eat fish.
- te ika auriaria: fish caught thanks to incantations.
ika2
vt. ikika: to pound, to crush, to pulverize, to grind in a mortar.
Topics: Fish, Babai and food crops, Food and cooking, The body