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koa

Bingham

kóa

n. an insect.
vt. to scrape a nut with a shell.

Sabatier

koa

n. a small insect. silver fish.

koa1

a. sharp, cutting edge.
red. koakoa.
syn. kakang.

koa2

n. haste, rapidity, speed.
v. koa, kokoa, koanako: to hasten, to do rapidly.
vc. kokoa: to hasten.
suf. to many words with this meaning.

koa3

vt. koakoa, kokoa: to grate, to scrape.
v. tangkokoa, koa nako: to run away, to slide away with grating noise.

Topics: Fish, Coconut