kabi
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kabi
n. keel of canoe, boat, ship, the bottom of a container (N.), back row (of dancers);
ex. te i kabi: the middle dancer in the back row.
adv. i kabi, i kabina: in the bottom, at the back.
vt. kabia, kakabia: to put or pour a small quantity in the bottom, to pour out and leave only a little in the bottom.
idiom. taona te kabi: ballast the keel, lay the keel of canoe or other craft about to be built.
n. kabi koro: a canoe of heavy draught, quickly grounded, needing deep water to float.
ex.
- kabi marawa: a canoe with good draught for deep sea.
- kabi toka: a canoe which floats well.
- kabi anau: one-piece keel.
- kabi makoro: keel of several pieces.
- kabi maototo: idem.
kabi1
n. a bay or inlet of sea or lagoon advancing in point or round into the land, a creek.
kabi2
a. dull, not intelligent.
kabi3
n. a species of plant like taro (imported).
Topics: Plants and trees, Babai and food crops, Sea, canoes and navigation