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katua

Bingham

kátuaa

vt. to give a wide berth to, to make of medium size.

katúa

vt. to test a coconut spathe as to the amount of its sap.
vi. to play the game of katua.
n. a game in which the missile is thrown so as to glance over a rail.

Sabatier

katua

n. spleen.
n. a game of rebound.
vt. katua, katuanakoa: bounding deviation.
v. kakatua: to make rebound.
vt. katua, katuanakoa: to make slide over, to deviate, to divert.
fig. to steal away, to slip away, to get out of...
see tua, tuanako.

katua1

vt. to fine.
see tua.

Topics: Coconut, Games, songs and dance