koro
Bingham
kóro
n. a stick for husking coconut, a javelin.
kóro
va. aground, stranded, finished.
koóro
n. coal (ENG).
Sabatier
koro
n. coal (ENG).
koro1
n. stake, pointed stick used to take husk off coconut, dart pointed at both ends, spur, horn, etc.
koro2
n. the youngest child, last born.
ex. te koro or te buki ni koro (insult).
koro3
v. koro, korokoro: to cut, to make an incision, to inscribe, to operate, to cut out, to engrave.
n. te korokoro: surgical operation.
pref. koro form of compound words.
vt. irr. koreai, koroiko, korea, koreaki: to cut, to carve, to engrave, to inscribe, to write.
koro4
a. kokoro (cut or run aground) run aground, grounded on sandbank, reef, rocks. put ashore (canoe). state of being aground.
vc. ka-koroa: to cause to strike ground, to put ashore, to put in boat-shed.
koro5
a. finished, accomplished, complete, perfect, reached a certain place (tide).
n. completion, perfection, etc.
ex.
- a koro bong: the day has come.
- e koro maitin te aomata: the entire population is here.
- e koro tamaroana: perfectly beautiful.
- e koro i eta te iabuti: the tide is at its highest.
n. koron te: the term of, highest point, the perfection of, absolutely.
ex.
- koron te manging: completely drunk.
- koron te tamaroa: height of beauty.
vt. kakoroa: to finish, to complete, to perfect.
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