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iku

Bingham

íku

n. rasp made of the skin of the baiku, a rasp.

Sabatier

iku

n. a ray without sting having rough skin (te baiku ae mai, te mai).

iku1

n. a file made of ray skin, a file, a rasp.
a. iku, e iku, e a koro ikuna: having rough, hard skin.
fig. impassible, imperturbable, invulnerable, hardened, firm tough, leathery, tenacious, etc.
vt. ikua and.
ikuna (more usual): to file, to pare.
idiom. e na kakoro ikum: he will tease you, irritate you.

iku2

n. ikubaba: names of species of batua <fish>.

Goo & Banner

iku

n. ray, not a sting-ray (ll).

Topics: Fish, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)