kaba
Bingham
kába
n. copper (ENG).
kába
vi. to build or construct, as a canoe or a ship.
n. canoe or ship building.
Sabatier
kaba
n. copper, brass, zinc (ENG).
kaba1
v. to keep silent.
n. te i-kaba: game of blind man's bluff.
kaba3
note. the final a very brief.
n. string (very fine and strong) used in the building of canoes.
kaba4
n. work or construction done with kaba (string).
na. te kaba uoua, te kaba ten, etc.
kaba double, triple, etc.
kaba double, triple, etc.
vt. kaba, kaba te wa, kaba te kaibuke: to build a canoe, a ship. lit. to tie, to tie together.
n. te tia kaba: canoe builder, constructor.
ex.
- te tia kaba te kau ni wae: the shoe maker.
- te kabanimtao: a special way of making canoes.
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